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
From the depths of page 19, my rants:
1. People who see the pool as a "fun" place and don't respect that lap swimmers are in the midst of a serious workout. They see a lap pool as the winter equivalent of the town wading pool, you can almost smell the suntan lotion. People would never go play catch on a track if someone is running laps, but these guys generally have no qualms about swimming through my lane, throwing a ball into my lane, etc.
2. Aqua aerobics. The whole thing. The music, people who think that bouncing up and down in water will make them lose weight, the irritating instructors, the inevitable spillover into my lane, the (seemingly) deliberate scheduling to coincide with lap practice, etc. It's almost never a real workout and it just takes up space.
3. The recreational swimmer who "races" me for one lap while I'm in the middle of a set of 10X200. They do one lap, furiously slapping the water and then rest up for fifteen minutes.
4. The middle age swimmer with waaaay too much equipment. $100 speedo racing jammer, fancy kickboard, fancy fins, custom-shaped buoy. Then they do 1200 yards and call it a day. Keep it simple, gearboy: ratty old Speedos strategically stacked to hide holes, five year old goggles pulled out of a pile at the bottom of your swim bag, public boards and buoys and NO FINS.
...sorry, that sounded really judgmental...
From the depths of page 19, my rants:
1. People who see the pool as a "fun" place and don't respect that lap swimmers are in the midst of a serious workout. They see a lap pool as the winter equivalent of the town wading pool, you can almost smell the suntan lotion. People would never go play catch on a track if someone is running laps, but these guys generally have no qualms about swimming through my lane, throwing a ball into my lane, etc.
2. Aqua aerobics. The whole thing. The music, people who think that bouncing up and down in water will make them lose weight, the irritating instructors, the inevitable spillover into my lane, the (seemingly) deliberate scheduling to coincide with lap practice, etc. It's almost never a real workout and it just takes up space.
3. The recreational swimmer who "races" me for one lap while I'm in the middle of a set of 10X200. They do one lap, furiously slapping the water and then rest up for fifteen minutes.
4. The middle age swimmer with waaaay too much equipment. $100 speedo racing jammer, fancy kickboard, fancy fins, custom-shaped buoy. Then they do 1200 yards and call it a day. Keep it simple, gearboy: ratty old Speedos strategically stacked to hide holes, five year old goggles pulled out of a pile at the bottom of your swim bag, public boards and buoys and NO FINS.
...sorry, that sounded really judgmental...
