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?"
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...
Your perception of the event is based on empathy for the other athletes, which is a very positive thing about your character. I've experienced situations where a 500 fly is OK and no one had any objection. Don't feel bad if you think this particular one was not OK. I don't agree with you, but I started the thread to get other opinions.
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...
Your perception of the event is based on empathy for the other athletes, which is a very positive thing about your character. I've experienced situations where a 500 fly is OK and no one had any objection. Don't feel bad if you think this particular one was not OK. I don't agree with you, but I started the thread to get other opinions.
