What do you see when you swim?

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Former Member — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 17:59:02 GMT

Originally posted by SWinkleblech I was seeing those tiles on the bottom of the pool. Then I got to wondering, "Who in the world would spend all that time putting each little tile down?". That had to take a lot of time. I think the little tiles come preglued to mesh sheets. They cut the mesh to the right size, lay them down on the adhesive, and spread on the grout. But, they could have done it the old fashioned way, one tile at a time. When I swim, I mostly see the line at the bottom of the pool (made of the little blue tiles), alternating with the side of the pool or the lane line, and the occasional passing swimmer. Now that I'm getting better at swimming and more relax, I periodically close my eyes. Then I open my eyes and realize that I'm going off course. I haven't crashed into the side of the lane yet. And I have seen some hair tumbleweeds, dirt clots, and bandaids.

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swimmieAvsFan — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 04:19:11 GMT

i definitely see lots of hairballs and band-aids while i'm swimming. in all 3 pools we have access to! it's really quite gross... during backstroke, i like to see my opposite hip just peek out of the water as my hand enters. it means i'm rolling my body enough and that i'm kicking enough so my hips aren't sinking. in free, i usually see the darn black (or blue) line that we all chase back and forth... and the aformentioned hairballs and band-aids... ;)

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Former Member — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 16:19:52 GMT

Originally posted by Leonard Jansen Why would clear goggles (as opposed to any other color) do this? What wizardry is this? -LBJ Everythign is so much brighter, maybe. I don't know but I was really amazed!

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Former Member — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:41:02 GMT

I was seeing those tiles on the bottom of the pool. Then I got to wondering, "Who in the world would spend all that time putting each little tile down?". That had to take a lot of time.

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swim53 — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 06:25:14 GMT

I see alot of birds and clouds when I'm kicking on my back. That is exactly why I want to retire to a warmer state.

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Former Member — Thu, 10 Feb 2005 17:47:28 GMT

Originally posted by Leonard Jansen Why would clear goggles (as opposed to any other color) do this? What wizardry is this? Perhaps it has something to do with pupil dialation. When you wear dark goggles, your pupils are more dialated. With clear goggles, the pupils are more constricted. The constricted pupils make smaller apertures which give a greater depth of field for focus. Photography people are familiar with this aperture effect in cameras.

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Former Member — Thu, 10 Feb 2005 16:58:31 GMT

Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com I for the first time in years bought a pair of clear goggles. It straightened out my myopia just like my eye doctor told me it would. No need for those expensive prescription gogles! Why would clear goggles (as opposed to any other color) do this? What wizardry is this? -LBJ

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Former Member — Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:47:05 GMT

Originally posted by Sparky I see the blue tile lane line and my arms during crawl and breaststroke, but during freestyle I can never tell if my hands are in the right position! Damn this myopia, anyway! :) I for the first time in years bought a pair of clear goggles. It straightened out my myopia just like my eye doctor told me it would. No need for those expensive prescription gogles! Last night, I tried to see as much as possible while doing the fly. I breathe every stroke. I was amazed by the number of people watching me. there wer about 10 parents with their kidsin lessons. Most of them just stopped. It was great becasue I knew that they problably couldn't do what I was doing!

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Former Member — Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:40:43 GMT

Originally posted by laineybug One of my favorite things to do while swimming free, is looking underneath me to see if I can see my feet kicking. Yeah I know, weird. Hey I do that too! Usually I can only see the tops of my feet going up and down. It's really fun to over tuck your chin during fly and watch your body wave. ~Kyra

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Former Member — Thu, 10 Feb 2005 14:04:04 GMT

The Barracuda Standard goggles had lenses in two different shapes. A flat lens used on anti fog goggles and a curved lens used on Premire and the basic Standard thats no longer made, I have had reports that the curved lens Barracuda act as a lens in a sense and swimmers with mypoia could see better with them under water and not well above water where as the flats lens had the opposite effect ok out of water bad under. The color had no effect so the shape of a goggle lens could act as a lens for certain swimmers..

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Former Member — Thu, 10 Feb 2005 06:02:03 GMT

Originally posted by DAP Perhaps it has something to do with pupil dialation. When you where dark goggles, your pupils are more dialated. With clear goggles, the pupils are more constricted. The constricted pupils make smaller apertures which give a greater depth of field for focus. Photography people are familiar with this aperture effect in cameras. This explains why my mirrored Sengar Speedo's look cool but tend to blur my vision; especially in the 12ft. section of the pool.

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Former Member — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 17:24:21 GMT

I see a lot when I swim now that I think of it. I watch my arms on my free recovery come over my head and then they disappear at my forehead. When I do fly I see my arms come around at about my ears and hit in front of me. One of my favorite things to do is tilt my head all the way back on my backstroke and watch my hands hit the water. I love watching the water and how it moves when different people do different things...bubbles are fun! And I like seeing the hott lifeguard....motivates me to swim better. ;) ~Kyra

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Former Member — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 16:52:27 GMT

I breathe exclusively to the left (Bad habit, I know) so I too only see my left stroke in it's entirety. I like to see a sizable wake when I breathe because it usually means that I am swimming relatively fast. Sometimes after a turn I see myself pushing off towards the bottom of the pool but by then it's too late. I really enjoy backstroke starts with lots of underwater dolphin kicking because it's fun to watch the backstroke flags dissapear and sometimes, if I am really on my game, I can see the flags on the other end of the pool approaching. When I was taken off of full stroke swimming I stuck exclusively to this kicking drill. Oh yeah, sometimes I also see lost goggles and loose change at the bottom of the pool.

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Former Member — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 15:13:51 GMT

I see the blue tile lane line and my arms during crawl and breaststroke, but during freestyle I can never tell if my hands are in the right position! Damn this myopia, anyway! :) Adam

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Former Member — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 14:58:40 GMT

Crawl , the tiles on the pool bottom, backstroke the warning flags that your getting too close to the wall..which I look out for.. I wear a bubble crepe swim cap for hair care, they are made with little air filled bubbles..for streach, a soft cushioned feel and look in a way, but the cap won't help if I backstroke into the wall! I have seen a couple of swimmers almost get knocked out backstroking with fins..not fun even to watch.Och! all pools should have the warning flags that let swimmers know there approching the wall.

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Former Member — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 12:19:30 GMT

Originally posted by Seagurl51 One of my favorite things to do is tilt my head all the way back on my backstroke and watch my hands hit the water. ~Kyra One of my favorite things to do while swimming free, is looking underneath me to see if I can see my feet kicking. Yeah I know, weird.

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Former Member — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 12:05:55 GMT

the lane line on the bottom...

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dorothyrde — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 12:00:23 GMT

Band-aids

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Karen Duggan — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 11:44:56 GMT

World peace!:p -Ms. USA Pagenant or "I see wet people." -The Sixth Sense

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Former Member — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 09:36:31 GMT

Funny you should ask this question today. As I was swimming this morning on two different occasions I had two very opposite experiences. One time I drifted into thinking and solving world hunger and balancing my checkbook and who-knows-what-else... and I realized that I had ticked off almost 200 yards without really being aware of it. (I can tell how far I've gone by the time that has transpired on the pace clock.) I just got into this "zone" that seemed to pass in an instant, yet in that same span of time my mind wandered seemingly all around the globe. And I can't remember a single thing I saw during that time. A little later I once again drifted into a zone during which I seemed to process twice as many thoughts and problems. And when I looked up I had only swum 50 yards. And it seemed that I saw each and every tile along the bottom during those two lengths.

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Former Member — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 07:24:01 GMT

Originally posted by born2fly sometimes I see the occasional hair ball the size of a jelly fish floating from lane to lane. Yuck!

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Former Member — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 07:19:34 GMT

sometimes I see the occasional hair ball the size of a jelly fish floating from lane to lane.

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Former Member — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 07:08:14 GMT

I see the broken tiles on the bottom of the pool and think of absolutely nothing!!

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Former Member — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 06:12:06 GMT

I see those too! I also see a lot of "superman-esque" push offs from the wall... I see a lot of birds and clouds when I'm kicking on my back! :cool:

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Former Member — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 06:03:33 GMT

I nearly forgot, I see quite a few dropped elbows.