June 28, 2008: Divers

I alway picture Olympic class swimmers, as slim, with big shoulders. Streamlined, for speed through the water, and big shoulders from miles, and more miles, of powerful strokes.

Evidently divers don't fit that mold, as these two competitors at the U.S Olympic diving trials in Indianapolis, look more like body builders.

Chris Colwill


Haley Ishimatsu


Good luck, folks.

they look SO Pained !!!!

They don't look so happy do they?

Last time I dove I landed with one shoulder on the side of the pool. I don't dive anymore.

Cool pics. Is it just me or does the woman look more muscular than the man?

Don't let them fool you, they down took those pictures lying down.
I thought this might be a spotting of the elusive Seak!

I'm waiting for the reposts with LOLcat-type captions.

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Originally Posted by zippyt they look SO Pained !!!!

(takes a moment to wipe drool off chin)

boy, that's an itsy-witsy bikini!

Here's Justin Wilcox in an itsy witsy, for drooly.

Do you think the guys wear some sort of protective apparatus in case they hit the water wrong? I think that would hurt much more than a belly-flop.

It makes sense that they would have different body compositions than swimmers. I think they use their muscles differently than the swimmers. They need muscle strength to launch themselves into the gravity well () whereas swimmers don't fight gravity. And they need flexibility and strength to contort and throw themselves into the diving positions.

I'm gonna have to pay close attention to their expressions this time when I watch the Olympics. I wonder if they're screwed up (faces) in anticipation of hitting the water, or just intense concentration, or what.

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce I think the curled toes indicate orgasmic.

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Originally Posted by Cloud I wonder if they're screwed up (faces) in anticipation of hitting the water, or just intense concentration, or what.

Ah-ha!

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce I think the curled toes indicate orgasmic.

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl [Disclaimer: these are serious athletes in the peak of physical fitnees and I do not intend to mock the faces they pull while in pursuit of heroic Olympian dreams. Even if it does look like they've just shot their load.]

I wonder if the lady-diver is wearing weights on her wrists to let her increase her angular momentum.

Or they're the cuffs from her uniform at the Playboy club.

I bet she would not appreciate being called a "lady diver."

I'll take that bet.

Sure. Whatever. Some people object when I address them as "Sir" or "Ma'am" out of respect, too. They're entitled.

(I suspect it's the muff-diving overtones V)

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Quote: Originally Posted by BigV I wonder if the lady-diver is wearing weights on her wrists to let her increase her angular momentum. I bet she would not appreciate being called a "lady diver."

Don't call me ma'am!

Yes, sir!

Swimmers, slim with huge shoulders.

Those are some insane lats. These swimmers are the people that have to use straps on back day, because the human hand can't hold the amount of weight their lats can pull.

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Originally Posted by Flint straps on back day

Sorry. They probably have to use canvas straps on their hands to help hold the barbells/dumbells in place, on the day that they do their back workout.

oh, okay. I was worried that I missed Back Day.

or straps.

that would be Bad.

Oh. "Straps-on-back Day" lol you freak

Drivers

Good photoshop, spudcon. All it needs to be perfect is a burning pillow.

OK, so I did it with paint. Ain't got the big bucks for Adobe. But if I did, I aint got the big brains to figure it all out, either. It's much too huge and complicated.

spudcon, I thought it was great. I wasn't ripping on you.

By the way, you can get GIMP for free. I think it's as good as PhotoShop. There is some learning involved.

Photoshop Elements is available free from a number of sources, and does all the things I need... and more.

Thanx HLJ, I thought it was not as good as others I've seen here.

Is Katie Hoff swimming under someone's huge open crotch?
http://cellar.org/showpost.php?p=466585&postcount=24
At first I thought someone was pulling off a photoshop trick. Or maybe my mind is just in the gutter.

I've met people that didn't know their ass from a hole in the ground, but not knowing a crotch from a ceiling, is a whole new level.

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary Is Katie Hoff swimming under someone's huge open crotch? http://cellar.org/showpost.php?p=466585&postcount=24 At first I thought someone was pulling off a photoshop trick. Or maybe my mind is just in the gutter.

I was wondering how she got her swim cap caught in a giant clitoris, too.

I wonder why they always pick butterfly photos of swimmers? is it becasue it gives the muscliest bory position?

Butterfly meet was today. My kids did good. Might post a vid. They already have the shoulder thing going on too.

I'm waffling.

Not all speedos are bad.