Please tell me that this kind of thing doesn't happen in the States!
This morning, before coming into work, I trained at the local pool in Kenilworth, England, - 25 metres, four lanes. Not brilliant facilities, but acceptable.
At the end of each lane there is a sign: lane 1- slow, lane 2 - slow, lane 3 -medium, lane 4 - fast. Why do some swimmers, who clearly have difficulty in keeping up, always want to swim in the fast lane? This morning one elderly man, joined the fast lane. He swam breaststroke (I think it was!) with his face out of the water, which was a feat in itself because he was swimming so slowly. There were six of us in the lane and three left the pool (myself included).
When on the deck I decided to time him. He was consistent. Every length of the 25m pool was swum in 2 mins 15 seconds!
Please tell me this kind of 'swimming etiquette' wouldn't be seen in your pool.
So that I can continue with my swimming I need to be reassured that this was a one-off. I'm still in shock.
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o.k.....I see that many of the complaints fall into those categories you mentioned....and I agree that Matt S was probably thinking along the lines you spelled out......but my interpretation of the comment Matt made was that he was more or less addressing everyone here who posted a complaint on this thread??....but I could be wrong about that I admit....I personally don't think that every complaint made on this thread is so predictable and that nothing can be learned from any of them.....I think some of them are legitimate gripes that might be different than the so called "standard gripes"....and someone could potentially offer good advice about it.....for example: Graham started the thread with a particular story about some guy at his pool and I proposed a possible explanation about it other than the guy just being inconsiderate....I also didn't know that others also get bombarded with toys and kickboards during lap swim as a victim of some kiddie game....but I do think it is a problem that needs to be addressed where ever it is happening.....I can't speak for everyone with a complaint here....but we were all prompted to share annoying stories like Graham's in this thread...It was the very premise of the thread in fact....so if someone like Matt S doesn't like hearing these complaints...then why even read the thread at all since it's so obvious what the thread is going to contain?.....I guess I could understand Matt's point of view better if these complaints came out of nowhere on a thread that started off about something else.....but in this situation, I think it was a little offensive to have Matt come in and start slamming on everyone.....but don't get me wrong, I appreciate your posting in trying to explain your take on Matt's posting.
newmastersswimmer
o.k.....I see that many of the complaints fall into those categories you mentioned....and I agree that Matt S was probably thinking along the lines you spelled out......but my interpretation of the comment Matt made was that he was more or less addressing everyone here who posted a complaint on this thread??....but I could be wrong about that I admit....I personally don't think that every complaint made on this thread is so predictable and that nothing can be learned from any of them.....I think some of them are legitimate gripes that might be different than the so called "standard gripes"....and someone could potentially offer good advice about it.....for example: Graham started the thread with a particular story about some guy at his pool and I proposed a possible explanation about it other than the guy just being inconsiderate....I also didn't know that others also get bombarded with toys and kickboards during lap swim as a victim of some kiddie game....but I do think it is a problem that needs to be addressed where ever it is happening.....I can't speak for everyone with a complaint here....but we were all prompted to share annoying stories like Graham's in this thread...It was the very premise of the thread in fact....so if someone like Matt S doesn't like hearing these complaints...then why even read the thread at all since it's so obvious what the thread is going to contain?.....I guess I could understand Matt's point of view better if these complaints came out of nowhere on a thread that started off about something else.....but in this situation, I think it was a little offensive to have Matt come in and start slamming on everyone.....but don't get me wrong, I appreciate your posting in trying to explain your take on Matt's posting.
newmastersswimmer
