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
it's not like you can get someone to volunteer to help you undo the knot
ande
Why not? ;)
I can't think of anything to rant about aside from my schedule being so busy I am only swimming twice a week. Swam last night at my new location, where the age groupers are swimming, and the outside temp was about 55 F. I can't begin to explain how much better it feels to swim a workout in cold air as opposed to a stuffy indoor pool. I might be back here ranting when it starts raining and drops to the low 40's.
Jimmy McLane a great 1500m swimmer. We were both at the 1955 Pan Am Games together. I swam the 100m came second to Clarke Scholes. Jimmy did something unusual there, Mexico City is 7000+feet above sea level. During the 1500m swim he breathed every stroke, when rt arm entered he would breathe on the left, when the left hand entered he breathed on the right. I had never seen any one else do this. Another friend of mine was www.ishof.org/73jmarshall.html he died in a car accident after the 1956 Olympics.
Not a rant but an upcoming "humble pie" meal: when I first began doing swim workouts at my Y, there was a woman who could barely swim, never mind swim laps. She took lessons, and now she's not far behind me. I'm waiting for the day she breezes by me. She's not, however, wearing a floral cap. I want to see where I can get one of those! Will make me easy to spot in open water if I ever get into trouble! :joker:
