Every other week, the four captains will choose their squad - schoolyard pick style, with the rule that you cannot choose the same person in back to back squads.
Then the squad will train with the captain for the week, and on Sunday there will be a match of to determine the ranking
During the selection process, captains hand out speedos in their team colors to the people they want in their squad. The selection happens in a locker room before training starts. At first, I was shy and was wearing a pair of shorts during the ceremony, then when someone hands a speedo to me I would change it in a stall. Then, people starting getting more daring. Some change into their speedos right in front of the captains (facing them, back facing us) , some even started off naked as they are confident that they will be selected
Also, the losing team - the team that placed last, has to train naked the following Monday. While this is not a written rule, you get laughed at for not following it
In fact, nudity is quite a common punishment. If you are late, or if you're not paying attention, or if you perform poorly, or you're slacking, the coach can ask might say "drop it"- then you're expected to take your speedo off and remain naked for the rest of the training day
Sometimes we would even dare each other - slowest swimmer has to be naked, or playing penalty shootout with someone, if it doesn't score you strip, if it scores the goalie strips
Then the squad will train with the captain for the week, and on Sunday there will be a match of to determine the ranking
During the selection process, captains hand out speedos in their team colors to the people they want in their squad. The selection happens in a locker room before training starts. At first, I was shy and was wearing a pair of shorts during the ceremony, then when someone hands a speedo to me I would change it in a stall. Then, people starting getting more daring. Some change into their speedos right in front of the captains (facing them, back facing us) , some even started off naked as they are confident that they will be selected
Also, the losing team - the team that placed last, has to train naked the following Monday. While this is not a written rule, you get laughed at for not following it
In fact, nudity is quite a common punishment. If you are late, or if you're not paying attention, or if you perform poorly, or you're slacking, the coach can ask might say "drop it"- then you're expected to take your speedo off and remain naked for the rest of the training day
Sometimes we would even dare each other - slowest swimmer has to be naked, or playing penalty shootout with someone, if it doesn't score you strip, if it scores the goalie strips