here you go, the thread you've been waiting for
SWIM RANT
RANT to your hearts content about aspects of
SWIMMING and SWIMMERS that bug YOU
I encourage you to be good natured and hilarious
you may find it cathartic
Ande
Although people with a wide breaststroke kick are a menace under any system I can see your point wrt breaststroke. For freestyle however I have never had a problem with an adjacent swimmer going in the same direction. On the other hand I have some actual scars to remind me of watch-wearing freestyle swimmers swimming the opposite way.
Speaking of only putting in every second lane line, as someone who likes swimming butterfly I actually prefer the double lanes to individual lanes as it reduces arm collisions drastically. It also lets you move away a bit if you end up next to a breaststroker. The downside of course is the extra waves.
In any case, it nice to know there is some rationale for the every lane in the same direction approach. ;)
Although people with a wide breaststroke kick are a menace under any system I can see your point wrt breaststroke. For freestyle however I have never had a problem with an adjacent swimmer going in the same direction. On the other hand I have some actual scars to remind me of watch-wearing freestyle swimmers swimming the opposite way.
Speaking of only putting in every second lane line, as someone who likes swimming butterfly I actually prefer the double lanes to individual lanes as it reduces arm collisions drastically. It also lets you move away a bit if you end up next to a breaststroker. The downside of course is the extra waves.
In any case, it nice to know there is some rationale for the every lane in the same direction approach. ;)
