Dear Valentine, Are You An Olympic Trials Cut Or Are You Just Playing Hard To Get!?

It is that time of year again, Valentine’s day. We decided to put together a list of pick-up lines in case you haven’t found your valentine yet. Swimmers are an interesting breed; plain and simple. Try explaining to a non-swimmer why you like to stare at a black line on the bottom for 20+ hours per week… we’re just different. Let’s face it, until we all look like Nathan Adrian, a little help every now and then isn’t going to hurt. We’ve done studies, you know. 60% of the time, these work every time.

1. Is your name flip-turn? Because I am head over heals for you!
2. If I help you with your breaststroke, will you help me with my fly?
3. Is your name 400 IM? Because you take my breath away!
4. You make my heart skip a 6-beat kick!
5. You’re like a pair of paddles, always pulling on my heart strings!
6. Are you a heat sheet? Because I can’t wait to check you out!
7. You make my heart flutter like I’m swimming freestyle…
8. Roses are red, my cap is blue. Be my Valentine or I’ll drown you…
9. Roses are red, my hair has turned green. I’m into medleys if you know what I mean!
10. Roses are red, I swim like a dart, these silly lane lines can’t keep us apart.
11. Roses are red, flowers are cheap, but I’ll buy you a fastskin for a kiss on the cheek!
12. Are you an Olympic Trials cut, or are you just playing hard to get?
13. Has anyone told you that you are like a hypoxic set? You take my breath away!
14. Is your name taper? Because you are everything I have been waiting for!
15. Roses are red, cool down takes forever. Wanna ditch this pool and spend the day together?
16. Are you the flags? Because you are everything I have been looking for!
17. Oh no! I’m drowning, I need mouth to mouth quick!
18. Is that a kickboard in your hand? Because your body is kickin!
19. Is the water hot today, or is that just you?
20. I was 20-point in the 50 free…

We went ahead and made sure Valentines day was going to be on Saturday this year so that you could use all of your best lines during morning practice. Your smooth lines will be sure to earn a date, which is perfect because you don’t have afternoon practice. See that? SwimSwam is always looking out for YOU! You stay classy, planet earth!

Special thanks to Adam Ferguson, Takoda Friesen, Amanda Smith, and Landan Mintch for contributing to this article.