Swim Rant

My rant is not with Fatties / Noodlers / heads up Breastrokers per se as some of them can be considerate and stay out of the way My rant is with Masters swimmers who ought to know better ................ I long for a few masters swimmers to swim with at the Y. I've pretty much given up on my local YMCA where I've been swimming off and on for over 20 years and may not be kicking in my $400 again. Who started this notion that floating around in the pool with a noodle is somehow beneficial if you are 300 lbs? The noodlers and the rest of the floatsam can't be burning more than 50 calories, unless constant talking burns calories :blah:. They don't want waves or their hair wet and they aren't swimming. It's a freakin swimming pool not a hot tub! They keep the pool at 87+F. There are signs for fast, medium and slow lane swimmers, but it makes no difference, the floaters think they have a right to socialize in the pool and sit and gab in the freakin lanes of their choice. I don't believe anything is being accomplished beyond socialization, and driving swimmers crazy and out of the Y. :mad: The Y may be doing more harm than good by kidding these people into thinking they are accomplishing something and not encouraging them to get it going.:bliss: I get the fact that the YMCA does a lot of good for AGers and seniors, but can't we at least have a couple of hours per day with 2-3 lanes for serious swimming and not just one lane against the wall. Just a little thought and pool management would allow time for all, but the Y does not seem to care anymore about having swimmers use their pool. I don't care if I have a slower person (or faster person for that matter) swimming in my lane, as long as they are moving and working and they don't mind me in the lane. Many times over the years I"ve gotten out of the pool to get extra goggles from my locker and given them to kids tryinig to swim laps without them, stopped work outs to spend time showing someone interested and struggling how to improve breathing, stroke, or use a kick board, fins or pull buoy. If i only get part of my workout in, i dont care , if I can help someone who wants to learn to swim better. I can work with and around slow swimmers - it's the floaters and yapers. LA Fitness 25 yd pool doesn't have this problem, but it also doesn't have bk stroke flags, a pace clock, water depth over 4.5', or a lifeguard. The Y tried to start a masters swim group and no one but me and the coach signed up in August, so it was cancelled. :badday:They've driven all of the swimmers out over the years, and no one is left who wants to swim. A masters team for floating would probably draw fine. A long rant built up over many years.

My rant is not with Fatties / Noodlers / heads up Breastrokers per se as some of them can be considerate and stay out of the way My rant is with Masters swimmers who ought to know better ................ I long for a few masters swimmers to swim with at the Y. I've pretty much given up on my local YMCA where I've been swimming off and on for over 20 years and may not be kicking in my $400 again. Who started this notion that floating around in the pool with a noodle is somehow beneficial if you are 300 lbs? The noodlers and the rest of the floatsam can't be burning more than 50 calories, unless constant talking burns calories :blah:. They don't want waves or their hair wet and they aren't swimming. It's a freakin swimming pool not a hot tub! They keep the pool at 87+F. There are signs for fast, medium and slow lane swimmers, but it makes no difference, the floaters think they have a right to socialize in the pool and sit and gab in the freakin lanes of their choice. I don't believe anything is being accomplished beyond socialization, and driving swimmers crazy and out of the Y. :mad: The Y may be doing more harm than good by kidding these people into thinking they are accomplishing something and not encouraging them to get it going.:bliss: I get the fact that the YMCA does a lot of good for AGers and seniors, but can't we at least have a couple of hours per day with 2-3 lanes for serious swimming and not just one lane against the wall. Just a little thought and pool management would allow time for all, but the Y does not seem to care anymore about having swimmers use their pool. I don't care if I have a slower person (or faster person for that matter) swimming in my lane, as long as they are moving and working and they don't mind me in the lane. Many times over the years I"ve gotten out of the pool to get extra goggles from my locker and given them to kids tryinig to swim laps without them, stopped work outs to spend time showing someone interested and struggling how to improve breathing, stroke, or use a kick board, fins or pull buoy. If i only get part of my workout in, i dont care , if I can help someone who wants to learn to swim better. I can work with and around slow swimmers - it's the floaters and yapers. LA Fitness 25 yd pool doesn't have this problem, but it also doesn't have bk stroke flags, a pace clock, water depth over 4.5', or a lifeguard. The Y tried to start a masters swim group and no one but me and the coach signed up in August, so it was cancelled. :badday:They've driven all of the swimmers out over the years, and no one is left who wants to swim. A masters team for floating would probably draw fine. A long rant built up over many years.