Today I happened to swim in a different pool (25 yards) due to the repair of the one I go to on a regular basis.Well, nothing seemed to be any different that usually(except of course fewer strokes per length and other related things when you switch from 25 m to 25 y.) until when I started swimming breaststroke I noticed that somehow I was swimming smoother going one way, but when going to the other end of the pool it did not feel the same.I was very confused, so I decided to time myself on one length of the pool going one way and the other.Well, i was shocked to discover that the difference in time bettween the smooth direction and the "not so smooth one"(going back) was 2 seconds!!!And I timed myself 5 times there and back to make sure i was not seeing things or something, I was swimming the same way there and back, too, by the end I even tried to swim better back, but the times still differed by around 2 seconds.
That is one of the weirdest things that ever happened to me.What do you think the reason is for that?
Also note: I took the same exact breaks between the lengths.
P.S.I am not going back to that pool again...
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Never fear, my local pool has the same types of current that is only aggravated when the water slide is turned on. Even when I am 30 meters from the slide at the far lane I can notice a current holding me back in one direction.
Never fear, my local pool has the same types of current that is only aggravated when the water slide is turned on. Even when I am 30 meters from the slide at the far lane I can notice a current holding me back in one direction.
