Does anyone else ever have the perception that each pool has one direction that is "faster" than the other? I swear that this is true, but can't really imagine the physics of why it would be so. In particular, it seems to me that going from the deep end to the shallow end almost always seems "faster" than going from the shallow end into the deep end. I speak specifically of 25 yard pools with one end about 12 feet deep and the other end about 3-4 feet deep since I have little experience with anything else. In all cases, the water jets are symmetrical in placement and seem to be pushing out the same amount of water (roughly). These are also indoor pools, so there are no wind effects and we aren't talking about when the water buffalo...err... water aerobics people are creating tsunami in the shallow end.
Or am I crazy? (No cheap shots on that one.)
-LBJ
tjburk, hey, I recognize your town! I moved to Oregon less that 3 years ago from Warner Robins. My husband's family lives there. Are you in the AF? I take it you swim at the base pool only? I used to work at the AF museum and swim at the Aquanatus pool. I hear it's a Y pool now. I hope they fixed the bubble problem - wind blew, bubble fell, elecrticity went out, bubble fell, you get the idea.
Are you on a masters team in WR? I swam for Dynamo since my sister and Dad swam for them, too.
tjburk, hey, I recognize your town! I moved to Oregon less that 3 years ago from Warner Robins. My husband's family lives there. Are you in the AF? I take it you swim at the base pool only? I used to work at the AF museum and swim at the Aquanatus pool. I hear it's a Y pool now. I hope they fixed the bubble problem - wind blew, bubble fell, elecrticity went out, bubble fell, you get the idea.
Are you on a masters team in WR? I swam for Dynamo since my sister and Dad swam for them, too.
