Had a great time at the Atlanta Short Course Nationals event, however what was up with the lack of pool etiquette in the warm-up/down pools? I have competed in triathlons and open water swims and this event by far was the most dangerous swim experience in terms of etiquette. I spoke with many swimmers who felt the same.
In the warm-up/warm-down pools, I had someone actually jump in as aggressively as they could on top of me, pushing me under. The one time I tried to warm-up in the competition pool during a break, I was pushed in the head and told "Move" & when it was completely crowded with no where to go, I had someone pull my leg, push on my lower back, push me under the water and then they actually swam over top of me to get in front, which was pointless as everyone was touching? Really? I was also very disappointed to hear that younger swimmers were not only crowding the 65+ designated lanes, but were actually just as dangerous and argumentative with the older swimmers. Really?
Perhaps we need a revised USMS Pool etiquette for Nationals and similar type events in addition to the following,
www.usms.org/.../pooletiquette
I don't understand why people have a problem with the GA Tech pool. I have swam in that pool. The pool is fast. The pool is deep, with the over flow gutters. The water is cool and very clear. The lighting for the facility is great.
I just don't get why people think it isn't a good pool.
Well I didn't say it wasn't good pool, I just ranked it at the bottom of the pools where I have attended SCY nationals. Trust me, I've swam in pools that I would call 'not good'. But it seemed, at least for me, that it lost some of it's lustre when set up SCY. The issues I had:
1 - turbulence created a lot of small buddles that did not clear very fast creating visibility issues
2 - Bulkhead was a real challenge for me, especially on the course near the scoreboard. On that course I missed all three flip turns (50 and both in the 100). Sure others didn't have problems but this is my opinion, so I can only put it in the frame of reference of me. I have swam at quite a few pools with bulkheads and this one gave me the most trouble by a huge margin.
But hey, that's life. Would I swim there again? Heck yeah. Is it, in my opinion, the 3rd best pool for SCY Nats in my experience? Yup.
I don't understand why people have a problem with the GA Tech pool. I have swam in that pool. The pool is fast. The pool is deep, with the over flow gutters. The water is cool and very clear. The lighting for the facility is great.
I just don't get why people think it isn't a good pool.
Well I didn't say it wasn't good pool, I just ranked it at the bottom of the pools where I have attended SCY nationals. Trust me, I've swam in pools that I would call 'not good'. But it seemed, at least for me, that it lost some of it's lustre when set up SCY. The issues I had:
1 - turbulence created a lot of small buddles that did not clear very fast creating visibility issues
2 - Bulkhead was a real challenge for me, especially on the course near the scoreboard. On that course I missed all three flip turns (50 and both in the 100). Sure others didn't have problems but this is my opinion, so I can only put it in the frame of reference of me. I have swam at quite a few pools with bulkheads and this one gave me the most trouble by a huge margin.
But hey, that's life. Would I swim there again? Heck yeah. Is it, in my opinion, the 3rd best pool for SCY Nats in my experience? Yup.
