Practice is 90% physical-10% mental.
Championship meets are 10% physical-90% mental.

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You might be a swimmer when...

-If whenever you hear an electronic beep, and you instinctively jump
-If you have rings around your eyes unrelated to the amount of sleep you got
-If waking up before dawn to exercise seems normal
(it still is.)
-If jamming a piece of Styrofoam between your legs is not a kinky sexual activity
-If bugs die of chlorine poisoning when they land on your skin
(HAHAHAH holy crap! No wonder why I'm insect repellent! xD)
-If you sport long, curling hair with split ends on your legs
-If the phrase "This set with fins" is better than hearing "You just won $1000,"
-If you answer, "I don't need to" when someone asks when you showered last
-If you love a good lightning storm when you have outdoor practice
-When you learn how to squirt water 15 different ways
-When your long term goal is to slap your bicep on your lat
(BUT I CAN'T T_T)
-When you wake up before six for the free doughnuts
-When you go through so much latex in one season you could wallpaper your room
-If a friend asks how a certain guy dresses and you reply, "I only see him without his clothes on."
(HAHAHAHAHAHA)
-If your friends have stopped asking you about your plans for the evenings
-If you go from store to store desperately trying to find your favorite sports drink
-If the first place you go when you're stressed out is a swimming pool
(mmhmmm.)
-If among your heroes are Janet, Jenny, or Amanda, or you know who I'm talking about
-If your daily apparel is held together by knots or is torn and see through
-If you have an inhaler in every color of the rainbow
-If the phrase, "50 double armed backstroke with a breast stroke kick makes you happier than anything
-If being fish-like is a compliment
-If your friends don't even call you anymore because they know that you have no time to do anything
-If your nightmares consist of a series of numbers ending in 0 or 5
-If you have hickeys on your neck
(From the costume. Grrrh, always gets mistaken.)
-If you sweat chlorine even after showering
-If you just don't understand the charm of the swim suit edition
-If getting smacked on the butt doesn't bother you at all
-If someone asks if you have any siblings and you start listing teammates
-If you cut yourself every time you shave, because you only do it 3 or 4 times a year and are out of practice
-If you are determined, strong, smart and tough
-If you shamelessly walk around the hallways at school in your bathing suit
-If you think bald heads are hot
-If the person who sits behind you in you're math class always tells you that you reak of chlorine
-If land is your second home
-If you sometimes have trouble walking because you aren't use to it
-If you suck at running
-If your stronger than many of the guys and all the girls in your grade
-If you have to try on 30 shirts just to find one that fits your shoulders
-If your hair remains in a wet ponytail throughout the day
-If when the life guard tryouts say you have to swim a 500 in less than 9 minutes you laugh
-If you have a permanent suit, goggle, and cap tan
-If all you ever do is eat and sleep during school
-If all your saturday and friday nights are spent around water
-If The Toadies "I Come From The Water" is your theme song
-If the first thing you look at in a guy is abs
-If you are at the school so early in the morning for practice that you beat the janitors there and the lights in the parking lot are off
-If a practice of only 5000 yards sounds like heaven to you
-If you practice 3 or more times a day during the summer
-If your used to takin a 2 miinute shower and rushing to get dressed just to make it to class a minute after the tardy bell rings
-If every time someone complains about how early they got up to get ready for school, you turn around and bite their head off and almost beat the living **** out of them
-If your shoes always squeak when you walk down the hall
-If you walk around with minimal amounts of clothing on
-If the only thing you can talk about is swimming
-If you pee on the pooldeck then walk around barefoot
-If there are wet towels over every door in your house
-If your siblings call you beefstick, man-shoulders, Amazon, or Behemoth (emphasis on HE)
-You keep track of your daily sets or mileage on your handheld.
-You know of at least 5 different ways to adjust your goggles in advance of diving in for warm-up.
-You complain if the water is warmer than 81 degrees F.

All of them are true, except the pee one.
HAHAHA, I'm CONFIRM a swimmer :D