A kid swam the 500 all fly in a high school dual meet yesterday. His coach was furious and benched him for the rest of the meet. One of my lane mates this morning, who was the Starter at this meet said that was showboating and demeaning to the other competitors. I disagree. Was that any more demeaning than swimming free and lapping people? Plus, I saw the flyer ask everyone in the heat if it would bother them. Even on the blocks he said "Are you sure you guys are OK with this?"
...gobears' declaration that I had no experience other than as a masters swimmer.
Really? I said, "I don't think you ever swam in high school" because you never said if you had/hadn't. It was my best guess because I wanted to believe your attitude was due to your lack of understanding rather than a lack of empathy. Now I don't know what to think...
...gobears' declaration that I had no experience other than as a masters swimmer.
Really? I said, "I don't think you ever swam in high school" because you never said if you had/hadn't. It was my best guess because I wanted to believe your attitude was due to your lack of understanding rather than a lack of empathy. Now I don't know what to think...
