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 gargoyles originally spouted water. It was probably the biggest facility upgrade in history when we moved from that pool to the '84 Olympic pool after my Jr. year.
it certainly was.
i still have my meet credentials from the LA'83 meet. they "worked" at the '84 Olympics until a few of my friends got caught. :D
seems the database of "allowed" didnt get purged and as long as you kept it turned around and didnt show the LA'83 and just had it scanned you could go anywhere.
i would say the texas a&m upgrade was bigger when it finally happened just a few years back.
The gargoyles originally spouted water. It was probably the biggest facility upgrade in history when we moved from that pool to the '84 Olympic pool after my Jr. year.
it certainly was.
i still have my meet credentials from the LA'83 meet. they "worked" at the '84 Olympics until a few of my friends got caught. :D
seems the database of "allowed" didnt get purged and as long as you kept it turned around and didnt show the LA'83 and just had it scanned you could go anywhere.
i would say the texas a&m upgrade was bigger when it finally happened just a few years back.
