Water aerobics classes...

Originally posted by laineybug The wateraerobics classes have as much right in the pool as master swimmers. No they don't. All USMS members, every single one of them, agree on this. Noodlers begone! A noodle is not a workout device, not even for triathletes.

Originally posted by aquageek This topic has been well dissected on this forum. We all agree with you, trust me! Don't generalize Geek! I don't agree. The wateraerobics classes have as much right in the pool as master swimmers. When I first started back I started getting back in shape with wateraerobics and moved into swimming. Later I timed my swims to end when the aerobics class began and would use the class as a warm/down stretch kinda thing. Since my Dad's passing in February I've been going with my mother to the wateraerobics. Lainey

In the immortal words of Yogi Berra, I think I'm having deja vu all over again.

Originally posted by laineybug Don't generalize Geek! I don't agree. The wateraerobics classes have as much right in the pool as master swimmers. Lainey I agree that they do have a right to the pool for sure, however, as in previous threads, they need to have some common courtesy and at least stay well in their designated workout area. We have the same problem with our workouts on Saturday Mornings. The two lap lanes next to us in the deep end get used for water aerobics, and there are probably regularly 5-8 people in the class. We are a small club using only 2-3 lanes depending on however many show up that day. The women in the class constantly lean up against the lane line, sometimes using their head to hold themselves up (how this is aerobic exercise is beyond me), and allow their legs and lower body to dangle around in our lanes. Now 5-8 people doing aerobics should have no problem utilizing 2 lanes in the deep end without encroaching on lanes where someone is working out. It is common courtesy, and common sense to keep your body parts out of the lane where someone is swimming! These are adults and they should know that, and if they don't then the instructor should advise them to kindly get out of the way. Lainey, I'm sorry to hear about your dad.

Oh you know you like rehashing old forum topics...it's fun!

I am doing double session this month as I am able to practice only 30 minutes during the early morning with the team, but my coach is giving me the agenda of the workout I have to continue at the evening (incluiding a new warm up). There are two lap lines at the time I spend on the pool at the eveining (from 7:30 to 9:00 PM), where five or six swimmers practice by ourselves, although yesterday this huge lady that was in an aerobic class though that there was not problem to come across our lines to get out of the pool....the lap lines do not have a stair to clim out of the pool... the rest of the pool have two stairs. As I do not have graduated googles, I am myopic, it was already dark (the artificial lights were just turning on) and I knew that the other two swimmers in my line were behind me, I did not expect to find something in my way, so I did hit the lady very hard on her fase with my hand (not my intention I swear), so I stopped and the lady said "sorry" to me, I did not say anything, but I had to continue swimming with a sore finger, thinking that she could be crying at the dressing room, my surprice was bigger when two laps latter I hit the same lady in her way back to her class and she said: "sorry again".:mad:

Originally posted by geochuck The only problem they encroach on my lane and my arms get tangled in the lane ropes. I hear you! In my pool they lean on the lane lines so they are half into my lane (especially difficult if I am sharing the lane) and they will hang their "toys" (those weight things and those noodle things) on the lane line so that they encroach on my lane. There is also the matter of their perfume wafting over into my lane (gag!). There is even the occasional one who will actually stand in my lane (a bit of butterfly usually alleviates this problem).

I used to swim at a pool that had noodlers and water aerobics. In addition to the boiling hot water, the amount of perfume that they would wear was stiffling. I seriously had to stop some of my workouts because the smell was soooo strong and nauseating. Hook'em Blue

I usually swim at the same time as the water aerobics classes and I usually don't notice them that much, but last night it was like a wave pool. I don't know if they had more people than usual or if the just started some new routine. I tried to think of it as good for open water training. Maybe it's an evil plot to drive lap swimmers out of the pool so they can push the water temperature up even higher than the normal 82-84 !

This topic has been well dissected on this forum. We all agree with you, trust me!