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
Former Member
Tom,
I am Scottish, not Irish.
Do you get better over a few drinks? Swimmers love to laugh.
Using LCM splits then raises the question whether or not the findings would be applicable to scy or scm pools.
Some one should talk a timing console opperatio into using touch pads at both ends of the pools during scy and lcm nationals.
WHAT DATA that would generate! Some one need a research paper?
Originally posted by Tom Ellison
Michael, your post raises some very interesting moral questions regarding the legality of swimmers using VO2 Shampoo to enhance performance especially those with former swimming experience as children. Perhaps we can lobby for many new categories or divisions we can compete in USMS.
You were obviously one of those kids who just HAD to tease the cat after your mom warned you not to do so. If you tease the Troll and get bitten, no whining from you, young man...
-LBJ
Thank you Tom for brightening up my day !!
I can now put the Vo2 Max discussion away.
I feared that i would have to go into a 12 steps program to recover my grip on reality !!:D :D :D
Hey Gareth:
Wow, consider yourself very lucky if you can get a grip on reality in just 12 steps….Heck, it takes me about a six day walk to just see past the fog….let alone think of reality. Does not, does to, does not, does to….
Leonard….your right…if I mess around with the bull long enough eventually I’m going to get the horn….I just couldn’t resist putting my two cents worth in by adding a bit of humor to my thoughts on all that nonsense.
Wayne:….don’t even get me going on the difference between the Irish and Scotch…”WE” both know it has nothing to do with that….It’s a Jar Head thing….RIGHT? I am not sure I get better or worse after a few drinks because I always fall of the stool and never can figure out what went wrong....In all reality (is none-is to-is not), I'm on the wagon....and it is not the Clidesdale wagon...
HMMM my son is swimming district on Saturday, I think I need to get the VO2 Shampoo and then he also gets to be on the thin blond list. Of course as he aged, his hair got darker, so, oh my, what do we do?
