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
Parents
Former Member
Today I arrived at 5:08 for the 5:15 workout, there were already people in warming up.
"Did the time of practice change?"
"No, they just want to get started"
So I start the warm-up at 5:15, along with about 10 other swimmers. The warm-up was about 800 yards total...... About 200 in the coach stops everyone and says "Some of you are already done, so we're going to get started"
"some of you" was the 4 people that started the warm up at 5:01 and were then waiting for the rest of us who started on time.
I had the lane to myself, so I just continued. The coach was incredulous. Couldn't believe I wasn't going along. I explained to her that I wasn't loose yet and I couldn't commence with 8x125 pulls descend 1-4 on the 1:45. I would end up tearing something. Every time I stopped between intervals or sets she would remind me, indignantly, where everyone else was, " don't you want to jump in?"
Somehow, someway, I managed to catch up by shortening my rest and intervals and I was done before they were.
She was not happy! I did not care!
Today I arrived at 5:08 for the 5:15 workout, there were already people in warming up.
"Did the time of practice change?"
"No, they just want to get started"
So I start the warm-up at 5:15, along with about 10 other swimmers. The warm-up was about 800 yards total...... About 200 in the coach stops everyone and says "Some of you are already done, so we're going to get started"
"some of you" was the 4 people that started the warm up at 5:01 and were then waiting for the rest of us who started on time.
I had the lane to myself, so I just continued. The coach was incredulous. Couldn't believe I wasn't going along. I explained to her that I wasn't loose yet and I couldn't commence with 8x125 pulls descend 1-4 on the 1:45. I would end up tearing something. Every time I stopped between intervals or sets she would remind me, indignantly, where everyone else was, " don't you want to jump in?"
Somehow, someway, I managed to catch up by shortening my rest and intervals and I was done before they were.
She was not happy! I did not care!
