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.
Anyone who doesn't think strong finishes are important needs to watch the finish Phelps put on that fly in the last Olympics.
One thing I've tried in the past during a practice is to have those that finish stack up on the opposite lane line after they complete. It gets somewhat difficult to use this principle when the intervals are extremely tight, however.
Anyone who doesn't think strong finishes are important needs to watch the finish Phelps put on that fly in the last Olympics.
One thing I've tried in the past during a practice is to have those that finish stack up on the opposite lane line after they complete. It gets somewhat difficult to use this principle when the intervals are extremely tight, however.
