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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I'mnot sure I agree with a guy who wants to do sprints and do a serious workout an "ass". Manhy good swimmers like to practice sprints in a community pool and the fact that he prefers to wear a body suit should not be any of your concern. If he's not anting to share a lane that's one thing but if he is and sprinting 25's on one side of the pool that fine in my book. It's great that overweight people want to swim and get active but many times the obese can accomplish the same goals by swimming in open swim at the Y instead of using lap lanes. I don't know how many times I see overweight people jump in a lap lane and float their way down the pool when the lane used for open swimming is hardly used at all and they could just as easily use that. I figure if an overweight/or an unaccomplished swimmer wants to jump in a lane with an accomplished swimmer and the other person was their first then that overweight/or unaccomplished swimmer better not *** about getting passed or whatever.:bitching:
Let me clarify this guys' version of sprints
He spends half his time harrassing other swimmers,adjusting his goggles and stopping mid pool because his damn suit is coming off....I forgot to mention that he can't zip it up-so he is constantly stopping half way accross the poll>Quite honestly it's a brilliant strategy because no one in their right mind wound want to swim with him.
Believe me-I know the swimmers at my pool who take their swimming seriously and know how to conduct them selves among other swimmers-fast or slow.
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Former Member
I'mnot sure I agree with a guy who wants to do sprints and do a serious workout an "ass". Manhy good swimmers like to practice sprints in a community pool and the fact that he prefers to wear a body suit should not be any of your concern. If he's not anting to share a lane that's one thing but if he is and sprinting 25's on one side of the pool that fine in my book. It's great that overweight people want to swim and get active but many times the obese can accomplish the same goals by swimming in open swim at the Y instead of using lap lanes. I don't know how many times I see overweight people jump in a lap lane and float their way down the pool when the lane used for open swimming is hardly used at all and they could just as easily use that. I figure if an overweight/or an unaccomplished swimmer wants to jump in a lane with an accomplished swimmer and the other person was their first then that overweight/or unaccomplished swimmer better not *** about getting passed or whatever.:bitching:
Let me clarify this guys' version of sprints
He spends half his time harrassing other swimmers,adjusting his goggles and stopping mid pool because his damn suit is coming off....I forgot to mention that he can't zip it up-so he is constantly stopping half way accross the poll>Quite honestly it's a brilliant strategy because no one in their right mind wound want to swim with him.
Believe me-I know the swimmers at my pool who take their swimming seriously and know how to conduct them selves among other swimmers-fast or slow.