Would I Ever Give Up Being a Swim Mom? Ask Me at 4:45 AM. Then Ask Again. #swimmom #swimming #sports

Someone asked me last week if I’d ever give up being a swim mom.

I thought about the 4:45 alarms. The chlorine that lives in my car. The heat sheet I’ve highlighted like it’s the SATs. The $6 nachos. The taper-week mood swings that aren’t even mine. The bag of wet towels I keep forgetting until Wednesday.

And then I thought about her face when she touched the wall and looked up at the board.

Nine hours in a hot natatorium for 54 seconds of swimming, and I would do it every single weekend until my back gives out. Which, based on these bleachers, is soon.

So no. Not a chance. 🏊‍♀️

Swim moms — what’s the one thing that would actually make you quit? (Mine is the 7 AM warm-up on a Sunday, and even that’s a lie.) ⬇️