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
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Former Member
I encountered someone like that last winter. The pool was sectioned into three parts, with swim classes going on in two of them and lane swim in the remaining third. A guy was doing a very wide double-arm frog-kick back stroke (reverse *** stroke?) straight up the middle, taking up most of the section. I pointed out the circling sign (up both sides towards the deep end, both sides converge and go down the middle) to him and suggested it might reduce collisions as there were so many of us trying to share this section. Blank stare in response, then he proceeds to weave his way up the center again, against the traffic, forcing people to scurry out of the way. So, I went up one of the sides, passed him, and basically just swam right over whichever of his limbs were in the way. Strangely, he left shortly afterwards...
I encountered someone like that last winter. The pool was sectioned into three parts, with swim classes going on in two of them and lane swim in the remaining third. A guy was doing a very wide double-arm frog-kick back stroke (reverse *** stroke?) straight up the middle, taking up most of the section. I pointed out the circling sign (up both sides towards the deep end, both sides converge and go down the middle) to him and suggested it might reduce collisions as there were so many of us trying to share this section. Blank stare in response, then he proceeds to weave his way up the center again, against the traffic, forcing people to scurry out of the way. So, I went up one of the sides, passed him, and basically just swam right over whichever of his limbs were in the way. Strangely, he left shortly afterwards...
