73 Swimming Quotes and Sayings
In this post, you will find amazing swimming sayings.
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Short Swimming Sayings
“I love to swim for miles; I could just go back and forth.” —Jill Clayburgh
“Swimming is my passion and something that I love.” —Natalie du Toit
“The water doesn’t know how old you are.” —Dara Torres
“Swimming is probably the ultimate of burnout sports.” —Diana Nyad
“Don’t wait for your ship to come in – swim out to it!” —Cathy Hopkins
“Some say swimming is easy…I dare them to come to my practice.” —Unknown
“Being happy outside the pool means fast swimming in the pool.” —Eric Shanteau
“As long as I’m enjoying swimming, I will keep swimming.” —Cate Campbell
“Some fish love to swim upstream. Some people love to overcome challenges.” —Amit Ray
“Swimming – what real men do while boys play football.” —Unknown
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
“If the world was flat I’d probably swim off it.” —Unknown
“Free your mind. Take your mark. Jump in the water and swim as fast as you can.” —Unknown
“Being happy outside the pool means fast swimming in the pool.” —Eric Shanteau
“If you’re dead in the water it’s no use swimming.” —Anthony T. Hincks
“No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim.” —Russian Proverb
“We swim because we are too sexy for a sport that requires clothes.” —Unknown
“Seven days of no swimming makes one weak.” —Unknown
“Swimming: the only sport in which the coach yells at you for breathing.” —Unknown
“I think swimming’s hard because I can’t float.” —Erinn Smart
“Most men will not swim before they are able to.” —Herman Hesse
“Swimming isn’t everything, winning is.” —Mark Spitz
“While I’m swimming, I sing songs in my mind.” —Alexandr Popov
“Fish, to taste good, must swim three times: in water, in butter, and in wine.” —Proverb
Swimming Sayings
Swimming is a confusing sport, because sometimes you do it for fun, and other times you do it to not die. And when I’m swimming, sometimes I’m not sure which one it is.” —Demetri Martin
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.” —Woodrow Wilson
Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream.” —W. C. Fields
It’s a good idea to begin at the bottom in everything except in learning to swim.” —Unknown
In training everyone focuses on 90% physical and 10% mental, but in the races its 90% mental because there’s very little that separates us physically at the elite level.” —Elka Graham
I enjoyed every bit of my swimming career. I think that’s the most important advice – to enjoy what you do.” —Summer Sanders
Swimming – the only sport with no half times, no substitutions, no timeouts, and you only get 1 shot for your goal.” —Unknown
This life is like a swimming pool. You dive into the water, but you can’t see how deep it is.” —Dennis Rodman
I want people to see the passion I have for swimming and become more involved in the sport.” —Ryan Lochte
On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.” —Thomas Jefferson
I don’t hear anything underwater, I’m in a different world. In a world, that makes me feel like home, where I’m not scared of weakness.” —Unknown
With swimming, I burn a lot of calories. I’m able to eat pretty much anything and it won’t affect me. But I don’t.” —Ryan Lochte
When you are learning swimming, try to swim like a fish! Target the best so that you can always easily reach good and better!” —Mehmet Murat ildan
The water is your friend…..you don’t have to fight with water, just share the same spirit as the water, and it will help you move.” —Alexandr Popov
People ask me ‘what was going through your mind in the race?’ and I don’t know. I try and…let my body do what it knows.” —Ian Thorpe
I’m always swimming forward like a shark. You just keep going and you don’t rest. I love waking up knowing that I have a problem to solve.” —Nile Rodgers
Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement – and we will make the goal.” —Robert Collier
Water was something he loved, something he respected. He understood its beauty and its dangers. He talked about swimming as if it were a way of life.” —Benjamin Alire Sáenz
I can’t control what everyone else swims but if all goes well I know there are no limits.” —Leisl Jones
You can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and still come out completely dry. Most people do.” —Norman Juster
Motivational Swimming Sayings
“Willing is not enough. We must do.” —Bruce Lee
“The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.” —Unknown
“I won’t predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.” —Michael Phelps
“Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.” —Benjamin Franklin
“If you want to be the best, you have to do things other people aren’t willing to do.” —Unknown
“You have to expect things from yourself before you can do them.” —Unknown
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” —Aristotle
“You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.” —Michael Phelps
“Forever is composed of now.” —Emily Dickinson
“I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do.” —Unknown
“What to do with a mistake: Recognize it. Learn from it. Forget about it.” —Unknown
“The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.” —Unknown
“You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” —C.G. Jung
Funny Swimming Sayings
“Many people cycle or swim to keep trim. But if swimming is so good for the figure, how do you explain whales?” —Charles Saatchi
“All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald
“One time at the beach this guy was swimming in the ocean yelling ‘Help! Shark! Help!’. I just laughed, I knew that shark was not going to help him.” —Unknown
“I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.” —Jimmy Carter
Top Ten Swimming Sayings
Here you will find top ten Swimming Sayings selected by our team.
- “I want people to see the passion I have for swimming and become more involved in the sport.” —Ryan Lochte
- “The water doesn’t know how old you are.” —Dara Torres
- “Swimming is probably the ultimate of burnout sports.” —Diana Nyad
- “In training everyone focuses on 90% physical and 10% mental, but in the races its 90% mental because there’s very little that separates us physically at the elite level.” —Elka Graham
- “People ask me ‘what was going through your mind in the race?’ and I don’t know. I try and…let my body do what it knows.” —Ian Thorpe
- “Swimming – the only sport with no half times, no substitutions, no timeouts, and you only get 1 shot for your goal.” —Unknown
- “Some say swimming is easy…I dare them to come to my practice.” —Unknown
- “The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.” —Woodrow Wilson
- “When you are learning swimming, try to swim like a fish! Target the best so that you can always easily reach good and better!” —Mehmet Murat ildan
- “I don’t hear anything underwater, I’m in a different world. In a world, that makes me feel like home, where I’m not scared of weakness.” —Unknown
