How about some reminiscing about the worst pools you ever were forced to work out and/or compete in ??
Our old pool was 20 yards long, with gutters and the deck was about 2 feet above that. The water level was always low, so it was like ocean swimming every day. There were no starting blocks and the "lane lines" were nylon cord with a plastic bobber every 3 feet or so. The water was always quite warm to accomodate the family swims and lessons that were also sharing the pool during the day.
Since goggles had not yet been invented and the only antiseptic method was chlorine (lots of it), we would have those chlorine "light halos" until the next day. The kick-boards were solid, varnished wood and they doubled as pull-buoys. There were no fins or hand paddles.
Thank the higher power of your choice that we had a GREAT coach.
Oh, did I mention that they used to beat us with knives???
Bert
The worst pool race conditions for me occured a few years ago in Florida in June. The air temperature was in the 90s, and the pool deck was so hot that one needed pool shoes to walk around. But what was really AWFUL was that "they" forgot to aerate the pool the night before the meet - it was a city pool, and "they" forgot to aerate it. The result of this oversight was a pool temperature of 88 degrees in the morning. I don't even want to think about what the water temperature was in the afternoon when I swam my 200 fly.
:mad:
The worst pool race conditions for me occured a few years ago in Florida in June. The air temperature was in the 90s, and the pool deck was so hot that one needed pool shoes to walk around. But what was really AWFUL was that "they" forgot to aerate the pool the night before the meet - it was a city pool, and "they" forgot to aerate it. The result of this oversight was a pool temperature of 88 degrees in the morning. I don't even want to think about what the water temperature was in the afternoon when I swam my 200 fly.
:mad:
