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.
It gets somewhat difficult to use this principle when the intervals are extremely tight, however.
Frankly if the interval is really tight - the people in front of you have left before you get to the wall; problem solved! Our (age group) coach also yells at the kids for blocking the wall - the LITTLE kids. Those in middle school or older know better.
It gets somewhat difficult to use this principle when the intervals are extremely tight, however.
Frankly if the interval is really tight - the people in front of you have left before you get to the wall; problem solved! Our (age group) coach also yells at the kids for blocking the wall - the LITTLE kids. Those in middle school or older know better.
