has anyone encountered snobs in the pool?i know i have,they come in..say half an hour after you start swimming..then decide that they have your lane..you know they swim directly in your path even though you have swam linearly for 1500metres +...try keeping your path and you end up colliding...sometimes they appologise...sometimes they ignore..i have to change lanes....
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Well said Phil. And as for the "YMCA = Thieves" signature line, all I can say (in this forum) is rubbish. YMCA's provide wonderful programs to their communities. Afterschool care, youth sports, healthy lifestyle programs, Youth in Government, camps, and inumerable family program opportunities. As a lifelong YMCA member and current member of the local YMCA board of managers, I realize that YMCA programing is family oriented and targeted to support a broad spectrum of the community. That's why I swim at the Rose Bowl and not at the Y.
When I swim at a Y, I expect a Y environment (with which I'm very familiar as a former YMCA lifeguard, swim instructor, swim coach and aquatic director . . . about 3 decades ago). So for my serious training, I go to a serious environment where the driving purpose is serious aquatic training. When I can't, I try to keep my expectations reasonable by realizing that the world does not revolve around me and my needs.
my $0.02
carl botterud
Well said Phil. And as for the "YMCA = Thieves" signature line, all I can say (in this forum) is rubbish. YMCA's provide wonderful programs to their communities. Afterschool care, youth sports, healthy lifestyle programs, Youth in Government, camps, and inumerable family program opportunities. As a lifelong YMCA member and current member of the local YMCA board of managers, I realize that YMCA programing is family oriented and targeted to support a broad spectrum of the community. That's why I swim at the Rose Bowl and not at the Y.
When I swim at a Y, I expect a Y environment (with which I'm very familiar as a former YMCA lifeguard, swim instructor, swim coach and aquatic director . . . about 3 decades ago). So for my serious training, I go to a serious environment where the driving purpose is serious aquatic training. When I can't, I try to keep my expectations reasonable by realizing that the world does not revolve around me and my needs.
my $0.02
carl botterud
