For those of you with fewer than 4 people in a lane at workout, congratulations, this rant does not apply to you. I hope.
For the rest of us, especially those who regularly have to share with 8 or more per lane, does your coach keep the wall cleared so everyone has an opportunity to finish swimming? Or does the wall get cluttered with the first two or three people who think it is necessary to hold onto the gutter with both hands and have both feet on the ledge? And are oblivious to the idea that there may be other swimmers behind them that want to get a time for the full distance of the pool? Yeah, me too.
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Unfortunate to be sure. I think with kids this happens because kids rarely think about anyone but there self so the thought that they are clogging the lane for the ones behind them just doesn't occur.
Well, that isn't true. But point taken.
I'm hoping that with a new group of coaches coming in this issue will be addressed-we're talking 12-16 year olds-they should know better but don't realize they only hurt themselves,and it's the coach who should remind them.
And I still think that a strong finish is as important as a strong start-I've seen too many swimmers cruise into the wall,expecting to have won,only to have been beat by the swimmer who took an extra stroke or extended fully.
I'd actually say it's more important-a bungled start you MAY be able to fix over the course of your event,unless it's a sprint-but a finish is a finish,no fixing that.
Unfortunate to be sure. I think with kids this happens because kids rarely think about anyone but there self so the thought that they are clogging the lane for the ones behind them just doesn't occur.
Well, that isn't true. But point taken.
I'm hoping that with a new group of coaches coming in this issue will be addressed-we're talking 12-16 year olds-they should know better but don't realize they only hurt themselves,and it's the coach who should remind them.
And I still think that a strong finish is as important as a strong start-I've seen too many swimmers cruise into the wall,expecting to have won,only to have been beat by the swimmer who took an extra stroke or extended fully.
I'd actually say it's more important-a bungled start you MAY be able to fix over the course of your event,unless it's a sprint-but a finish is a finish,no fixing that.
