Would love to see Niek's shirt design with white text on blue, long-sleeve--dare I suggest tech fabric? (Though that might be impractical if a lot of folks are ordering.) My dark colored shirts tend to stay fresh longer (or at least the stains don't show as quickly ha!).
I did this "Who Swims Wins" graphic ages ago. It is a play on the iconic SAS "Who Dares Wins" flying sword beret badge - The Flying Cup Cake ;-)
It has never been used but I feel it is aligned with the MSF concept and ideas, although I except it may be a bit irreverent in it's execution for some of the more serious minded swimmers.
But the cupcake aside I like the simplicity, and especially, the inclusiveness of "Who Swims Wins".
The current status of Q4 swag is: "Canceled to to anemic sales and insufficient bandwidth." I want to be clear that this was my call, not @AnthonyMcCarley's - I'm very grateful for Anthony's work in getting Q1/2/3 swag launched. But it's still a lot of work for me personally, and I don't have the time. Sorry.
evmo said:
The current status of Q4 swag is: "Canceled to to anemic sales and insufficient bandwidth." I want to be clear that this was my call, not @AnthonyMcCarley's - I'm very grateful for Anthony's work in getting Q1/2/3 swag launched. But it's still a lot of work for me personally, and I don't have the time. Sorry.
Completely understand. When I'm back in the states I'll stand up and volunteer to take some (all?) of this off your shoulders.
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
The hoodie -- my one indulgence, besides a year's worth of swim caps -- is very nice! I've worn it every day since it arrived, along Chicago's lakefront and up in the North Woods of NH, and I get about a comment a day. The logo is big enough to read, which invites questions and talk about swimming. Good job! Thanks to @AnthonyMcCarley and @evmo! I am so stylin' ...
I caught the recent note about towels, and found it interesting. I'm also very interested in a cloisonne pin, or a small logo patch to add to a suit when I am out butterflying for distance. I freely admit I'm not doing marathon length OW fly YET. 10K a big line do get to in fly, and there are few marathon fliers.
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But it's not inconspicuous if it is on a T-shirt...
"Lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought be down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead..."
Would love to see Niek's shirt design with white text on blue, long-sleeve--dare I suggest tech fabric? (Though that might be impractical if a lot of folks are ordering.) My dark colored shirts tend to stay fresh longer (or at least the stains don't show as quickly ha!).
Exactly, @Niek !
This is pretty cool:
cafepress.com/mf/78649684/open-water-swimming_tshirt?productId=855841817#color=yellow
I did this "Who Swims Wins" graphic ages ago. It is a play on the iconic SAS "Who Dares Wins" flying sword beret badge - The Flying Cup Cake ;-)
It has never been used but I feel it is aligned with the MSF concept and ideas, although I except it may be a bit irreverent in it's execution for some of the more serious minded swimmers.
But the cupcake aside I like the simplicity, and especially, the inclusiveness of "Who Swims Wins".
Marathon Swimmers: Proud Equipmentists
loneswimmer.com
Marathon Swimming: The lunatic fringe of the lunatic fringe.
Q4 swag approaching. Any late-breaking slogan ideas?
This thread is now 115 comments... some good ones contained therein. My personal favorite is from @malinaka:
Swimmer = 30% of dry land and 70% of water happiness.
or just all the same font and it can be rather in 3 lines :
Swimmer
30% of dry-land
70% of water-happiness
I still like the "that's not fat, it's bioprene"
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
Anxiously awaiting Q4 swag. I got Christmas gifts to buy!
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
The current status of Q4 swag is: "Canceled to to anemic sales and insufficient bandwidth." I want to be clear that this was my call, not @AnthonyMcCarley's - I'm very grateful for Anthony's work in getting Q1/2/3 swag launched. But it's still a lot of work for me personally, and I don't have the time. Sorry.
Completely understand. When I'm back in the states I'll stand up and volunteer to take some (all?) of this off your shoulders.
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
The hoodie -- my one indulgence, besides a year's worth of swim caps -- is very nice! I've worn it every day since it arrived, along Chicago's lakefront and up in the North Woods of NH, and I get about a comment a day. The logo is big enough to read, which invites questions and talk about swimming. Good job! Thanks to @AnthonyMcCarley and @evmo! I am so stylin' ...
New MSF motto:
loneswimmer.com
Idea for future swag:
Custom Woven towels with the MSF logo. Apparently this company has a 24 towel minimum. Surely we can get orders for 24 beach towels?
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
I'd buy one for sure!
I caught the recent note about towels, and found it interesting. I'm also very interested in a cloisonne pin, or a small logo patch to add to a suit when I am out butterflying for distance. I freely admit I'm not doing marathon length OW fly YET. 10K a big line do get to in fly, and there are few marathon fliers.
This is where the "Everyone thinks we're crazy" line would be appropriate.