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.
My coach made up a list of "reminders" and sent it out to the whole team. This included: letting everyone finish at the wall, don't jump in front of someone when you are getting in the pool, swim in a circle, and don't breath on people after you finish a hard set. I think these "reminders" came out of past complaints and what she saw from the deck.
My coach made up a list of "reminders" and sent it out to the whole team. This included: letting everyone finish at the wall, don't jump in front of someone when you are getting in the pool, swim in a circle, and don't breath on people after you finish a hard set. I think these "reminders" came out of past complaints and what she saw from the deck.
