Of course at some pools they tie the flags to lifeguard chairs, fence posts, lamp posts, or worst of all, poles held in place by buckets of cement, which seem to get placed at a different (and incorrect) location every day!
Then there is this hotel pool:
www.comfortinn.com/.../MD185C1.JPG
(2541 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Grantsville, MD)
107.13 Backstroke Flags and Lines
107.13.1 Design—At least three triangular pennants 6 to 12 inches in width at the base and 12 to 18 inches in vertical length, of two or more alternating and contrasting colors, shall be suspended on a firmly stretched line over each lane for all backstroke, individual medley, and medley relay events.
107.13.2 Location
A Long course and short course meters—5 meters (16 feet, 5 inches) from each end of the course, a minimum of 1.8 meters (5 feet, 11 inches) to a maximum of 2.5 meters (8 feet, 3 inches) above the water surface.
B Short course yards—15 feet (4.57 meters) from each end of the course, 7 feet (2.13 meters) above the water surface.
C Measurement—Height shall be measured to the horizontal line from which the pennants are suspended.
Then there is this hotel pool:
www.comfortinn.com/.../MD185C1.JPG
(2541 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Grantsville, MD)
They probably advertise it as being "Olympic-size." :)
They probably advertise it as being "Olympic-size." :)
I am always baffled at how others define an "Olympic" pool. :confused: A 25 yard pool is "Olympic" to most non-swimmers. :rolleyes: They seem to forget how big a REAL Olympic pool is and that the U.S.A. is one of the only countries measuring pools in "yards."
They move the deck chairs up to the edge of the pool, of course.
:lmao:
