Flashback Friday - Part 2 of Swimming Jargon Used in Central Pennsylvania - 'tankers'

Several years of blogging have occurred at the Jersey Shore Swim blog with over 1000 stories and articles posted.  With that in mind, the Jersey Shore Swim blog will occasionally pull out an occasional favorite or interesting item from the archives to share with readers (plus some interesting old stuff never posted) in a series called Flashback Friday.

• Part 1 of Swimming Jargon Used in Central Pennsylvania - 'thumb jerkers' and 'thumbers' here

Many early swimming pools looked like concrete tanks.  They didn't have the filtration systems nor the chemical treatments we have today.  They often relied on spring fed, and/or running water to keep them clean (fresh water coming into the tank pushed the old water out).  So those athletes that would swim in these type of contraptions were called 'tankers'.  There are still some swim clubs/colleges that call themselves 'tankers'.  The Jersey Shore swimmers also called themselves tankers for many years (now use mascot names).

Lock Haven Express article from 1982