Which Swimming Stroke Matches Your Personality?

NOTICE TO ALL SWIMMERS, by order of pool management. No running on the deck, even if you just saw a spider. No diving in the shallow end, no matter how confident you feel after one smoothie. No splashing the lifeguard, who is nineteen, underpaid and has seen things. And absolutely no lane hogging by the man who swims breaststroke in the fast lane while holding a full conversation with his friend Gary.

Rules aside, the water tells the truth about people. Some swimmers count laps like they're auditing a bank. Some float on their backs and stare at the ceiling tiles, wondering about life. Others chat their way across the pool with their hair perfectly dry, and a brave few attempt the butterfly, which looks like a fight with an invisible octopus and is somehow still impressive.

This quiz checks your habits at the pool, the beach and the snack bar to match you with the stroke that fits your soul. Are you The Freestyle Overachiever, The Breaststroke Socialite, The Backstroke Daydreamer or The Butterfly Show-Off? Grab your goggles, ignore the chlorine sting and jump in. The lifeguard is watching, but only a little.