Swimming pool bans backstroke

It can be pretty difficult to swim backstroke in a public pool- I generally wouldn't do it unless I have the lane to myself. No slur against a normal fitness or masters swimmer- some of the pools (in London, anyway), can be really FUNKY, and the people (generally, not always) or often REALLY poor swimmers. the lanes are really narrow and there isnt enough room usually to swim normally. So add a (well-meaning) swimmer, who can barely swim one length, trying to do backstroke because they can't breathe properly swimming freestyle, and you have a recipe for disaster.

It can be pretty difficult to swim backstroke in a public pool- I generally wouldn't do it unless I have the lane to myself. No slur against a normal fitness or masters swimmer- some of the pools (in London, anyway), can be really FUNKY, and the people (generally, not always) or often REALLY poor swimmers. the lanes are really narrow and there isnt enough room usually to swim normally. So add a (well-meaning) swimmer, who can barely swim one length, trying to do backstroke because they can't breathe properly swimming freestyle, and you have a recipe for disaster.