Swim Rant

Tell me that it's not me... I'm swimming, a girl comes up to the lane. Not wearing a real race suit or training gear. "Hi, I'm going to swim this side!" she tells me. I said "OK" a bit taken aback with the lack of asking and using please and thank you, but at least she didn't just jump in as I was heading for the turn. I do a 75 and take a rest, and she interrupts me with this... "Hi, do you mind doing me a really big favour; can you go swim in that lane?" She points to a lane two over where there is guy already swimming. Basically she wanted me to move so she could swim with her mother or friend. I Said, "Yeah I do mind actually!" and pushed off for my next 75. I thought it was the height of rudeness and arrogance to a think she can get me to move. A) I was doing interval work, and b) I was almost done (she'd not know that ). There was no way I was going to stop climb out walk over, wait to get this guy's attention and then start swimming again for 400 yards. Was I selfish, or justified in my response? Does she not know that you are Swimstud?!? Seriously, you were justified and there is nothing wrong with not caving to her request. Whenever people like that try to invade on my workout, I yell at them (but only in my head) and I say "Hey! I'm a semi-professional here and this lane is for SERIOUS swimming only!!! You should NOT be trying this at home! Do I step onto your treadmill or elliptical machine and ask you to get off? Noooooooooooooo." And then I go into the old Steve Martin phrase , "well excuuuuuuussssssseeeee meeeeeeeee!" And I feel MUCH better. :lmao: If I'm REALLY steamed, I follow up the yelling in my head with a few really hard and splashy flip turns while the offender is resting in between laps, you know the really loud kind that cause no physical harm, but are extremely intimidating. They usually find another lane within a few minutes after that. Works every time!

Tell me that it's not me... I'm swimming, a girl comes up to the lane. Not wearing a real race suit or training gear. "Hi, I'm going to swim this side!" she tells me. I said "OK" a bit taken aback with the lack of asking and using please and thank you, but at least she didn't just jump in as I was heading for the turn. I do a 75 and take a rest, and she interrupts me with this... "Hi, do you mind doing me a really big favour; can you go swim in that lane?" She points to a lane two over where there is guy already swimming. Basically she wanted me to move so she could swim with her mother or friend. I Said, "Yeah I do mind actually!" and pushed off for my next 75. I thought it was the height of rudeness and arrogance to a think she can get me to move. A) I was doing interval work, and b) I was almost done (she'd not know that ). There was no way I was going to stop climb out walk over, wait to get this guy's attention and then start swimming again for 400 yards. Was I selfish, or justified in my response? Does she not know that you are Swimstud?!? Seriously, you were justified and there is nothing wrong with not caving to her request. Whenever people like that try to invade on my workout, I yell at them (but only in my head) and I say "Hey! I'm a semi-professional here and this lane is for SERIOUS swimming only!!! You should NOT be trying this at home! Do I step onto your treadmill or elliptical machine and ask you to get off? Noooooooooooooo." And then I go into the old Steve Martin phrase , "well excuuuuuuussssssseeeee meeeeeeeee!" And I feel MUCH better. :lmao: If I'm REALLY steamed, I follow up the yelling in my head with a few really hard and splashy flip turns while the offender is resting in between laps, you know the really loud kind that cause no physical harm, but are extremely intimidating. They usually find another lane within a few minutes after that. Works every time!