As everyone knows, yesterday was Valentine's Day. The day where couples all go out to dinner and do all sorts of romantic things for one another and then the next day just continue living their lives. Well it's not so much different for us athletes over here. We had an athlete Valentine's Day dinner, where every athlete who attended was there for quick and quality food, a break from class, and/or just part of the usual routine to grab dinner at the Galen Dining Hall as we call it, "Little Galen." Notice that within those reasons for attending the dinner, to find a valentine was not included? Dating other athletes is something that we tend to stay away from because of how complicated things can get.
Athletes are humans with hearts as well and you can't help but have a crush on other athletes or even your own teammates in our case; we have a specific term for that called "Swimcest." Even though we try to steer away from it, our young hearts gradually gravitate towards it. This only makes sense though! For us swimmers and water polo players, we see each other in the least amount of clothing at all hours of the day. We see each others flaws, gifts, talents, you name it. That is a complication I faced last night, commit swimcest or muscle up and go talk to the blonde girl that lives right across the street from us? Swimcest is something that does not take much "going out of the way" to do because well, there are plenty of girls and guys on the team of all ethnicities. Blonde, brunette, dark, exotic, you name it. Regardless of what happens romantically between my teammates and I, the next day still begins bright and early at 5AM in the weight room. Definitely no time for late morning cuddle sessions.
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