In the Bleachers by Ben Zaehringer for October 25, 2024

But lags propulsion.

That’s what speedos are for.

How does he swim?

Light travels faster than anything else, so he focuses on the other end of the pool. He’s so fast you can’t see him blink.

Like trump in the political race. . .

Optic nerves cross before the brain. Now I know we are all friends here and should just laugh at the silly but if the first thing that one thinks is ‘what a minute, what is that supposed to be’ it takes away from the whole thing. Swimmers wonder how that thing swims, referees wonder how it got there, that sort of thing. Difficult, I know.

There is a vast difference between bobbing around in a jar and doing laps in an Olympic pool.

I don’t have brains for that.

…and motivation.