Swim Rant

Once, I was doing lap swim in a 6-lane, 25-yard pool. When I got there, I think 3 of the lanes were taken, so I hopped into an empty one and started my workout. 45 minutes later, I was by myself in the pool. Then this one guy comes in, walks to the other end of the pool to get some equipment, and proceeds to dump them directly across the pool from me. I thought, well maybe he's going to move into a lane next to me. He couldn't possibly want to share a lane when there are five others available. So I hung out at the wall watching this and joking with the lifeguards, who were also chuckling at the idiocy of getting into the ONLY OCCUPIED LANE of an otherwise empty pool. Sure enough, the man sat down, put on his fins, and hopped into my lane. I figured asking him to move was more trouble than it was worth, so I scooted over to the next lane. I wasn't mad -- in the end, there were just two of us in the entire pool, so it wasn't a big deal. More like flabbergasted. And amused. I wonder if he got the hint when he realized that I'd moved.

Once, I was doing lap swim in a 6-lane, 25-yard pool. When I got there, I think 3 of the lanes were taken, so I hopped into an empty one and started my workout. 45 minutes later, I was by myself in the pool. Then this one guy comes in, walks to the other end of the pool to get some equipment, and proceeds to dump them directly across the pool from me. I thought, well maybe he's going to move into a lane next to me. He couldn't possibly want to share a lane when there are five others available. So I hung out at the wall watching this and joking with the lifeguards, who were also chuckling at the idiocy of getting into the ONLY OCCUPIED LANE of an otherwise empty pool. Sure enough, the man sat down, put on his fins, and hopped into my lane. I figured asking him to move was more trouble than it was worth, so I scooted over to the next lane. I wasn't mad -- in the end, there were just two of us in the entire pool, so it wasn't a big deal. More like flabbergasted. And amused. I wonder if he got the hint when he realized that I'd moved. Maybe it's the only way he could get next to a girl in a bathing suit? :lmao:

Once, I was doing lap swim in a 6-lane, 25-yard pool. When I got there, I think 3 of the lanes were taken, so I hopped into an empty one and started my workout. 45 minutes later, I was by myself in the pool. Then this one guy comes in, walks to the other end of the pool to get some equipment, and proceeds to dump them directly across the pool from me. I thought, well maybe he's going to move into a lane next to me. He couldn't possibly want to share a lane when there are five others available. So I hung out at the wall watching this and joking with the lifeguards, who were also chuckling at the idiocy of getting into the ONLY OCCUPIED LANE of an otherwise empty pool. Sure enough, the man sat down, put on his fins, and hopped into my lane. I figured asking him to move was more trouble than it was worth, so I scooted over to the next lane. I wasn't mad -- in the end, there were just two of us in the entire pool, so it wasn't a big deal. More like flabbergasted. And amused. I wonder if he got the hint when he realized that I'd moved. I guess that is one way for him to meet women.

Hard to believe someone is that self-absorbed. Perhaps he wears glasses and wasn't able to see you?

Once, I was doing lap swim in a 6-lane, 25-yard pool. When I got there, I think 3 of the lanes were taken, so I hopped into an empty one and started my workout. 45 minutes later, I was by myself in the pool. Then this one guy comes in, walks to the other end of the pool to get some equipment, and proceeds to dump them directly across the pool from me. I thought, well maybe he's going to move into a lane next to me. He couldn't possibly want to share a lane when there are five others available. So I hung out at the wall watching this and joking with the lifeguards, who were also chuckling at the idiocy of getting into the ONLY OCCUPIED LANE of an otherwise empty pool. Sure enough, the man sat down, put on his fins, and hopped into my lane. I figured asking him to move was more trouble than it was worth, so I scooted over to the next lane. I wasn't mad -- in the end, there were just two of us in the entire pool, so it wasn't a big deal. More like flabbergasted. And amused. I wonder if he got the hint when he realized that I'd moved. Makes me think of the times I ride on a bus or subway with lots of empty seats and some guy decides to sit next to me. Raises all kinds of red flags. What's up with that? In your case... empty pool and guy choosing your lane when he can have one to himself. Did he think perhaps that only that he was only allowed to use that one lap lane? I'd definitely be uncomfortable. But at least he didn't try to follow you to your next lane... I hope. (I had a guy follow me on a subway once when I switched seats. He'd chosen the seat I was in when there were plenty of empty ones, then gave me almost no room, so I moved, and when I did, he followed me... even to the next car. Now that was very weird! I finally escaped by getting off at the next stop just as the train door was about to close so he wouldn't follow me off the train.)

Makes me think of the times I ride on a bus or subway with lots of empty seats and some guy decides to sit next to me. Raises all kinds of red flags. What's up with that? In your case... empty pool and guy choosing your lane when he can have one to himself. Did he think perhaps that only that he was only allowed to use that one lap lane? I'd definitely be uncomfortable. But at least he didn't try to follow you to your next lane... I hope. (I had a guy follow me on a subway once when I switched seats. He'd chosen the seat I was in when there were plenty of empty ones, then gave me almost no room, so I moved, and when I did, he followed me... even to the next car. Now that was very weird! I finally escaped by getting off at the next stop just as the train door was about to close so he wouldn't follow me off the train.) Sorry, I just didn't know how to start the conversation... ;) j/k... Pretty scary though

I probably would be upset at the older guy trying not to spill his margarita glass whilst lapping...

anyone have anything to rant about Besides the creepy hairballs that are always in my lane? :cry: Dang, how do you get all that hair out at once anyway? Ick! *Yes, when the locker room is like a sauna and you have to dress for work after your workout and you're sweating like you ran a sprint and didn't take a shower. :frustrated: *When the showers are preset to a specific temperature---too warm! And you have to push a freakin' button and it only lasts for a few seconds. :frustrated: *When kids don't ask if they can get you to circle swim when you're swimming split lane with another person, when they think lap swimming means swim two feet then walk on their hands underwater, sit on lane ropes, crash into lap swimmers swimming backstroke, and the life guards are somewhere else and you have to talk to them about it and they look at you like they want to have a Jerry Springer brawl in the pool.:sad: *When the guy in your lane acts like practice is a competition and he's tells you to get ready for an ass whopin'--dude we're in lane 2, get a life. *When a class mate designs a really cool workout which includes swimming 50 yds, jumping out of the pool, doing pushups or situps on the bulkhead, jumping into the deep pool sculling across and back, etc. and this same guy is doing one-handed push-ups on the bulkhead, and calls you a wimp 'cause he's swimming 100's instead. :yawn: *When your fins rub the top of your feet leaving icky scars. Why can't I just have fins sprout out of my feet when I get in the pool? Oh, 'cause I'm not a mermaid. Dang! :D Ah, that's enough for now. I do feel better. Thanks Ande.

Rant. The fitness club I sometimes swim at on my own has 4 lanes and the expectation is "no sharing". So if you don't get your own lane, you just have to wait until somebody decides that they are done lane hogging (ie, by standing in the water talking, swishing their arms a little). Circle swimming is unknown; splitting a lane is unheard of unless you are related; and when most of them swim, their arms and legs cover the width of the lane so there's not much point introducing the concept. There are no pool rules posted other than "No Lifeguard" "Swim at your own risk". If you are doing intervals, other people assume when you stop on the wall that it's OK to swim right across your lane to get across the pool. When somebody did that behind my back it made for a nasty collision. Headbangers: at my Masters practice years ago there used to be a woman who would shut her eyes while she swam (because it relaxed her) and she would swim right down the middle of the lane (so she wouldn't scrape her knuckles on the ropes). Never mind that there were 3-5 other people in the lane. Coach said, "Oh, that's just Betty; deal with it". Another headbanger: Novice teammates who will swim backstroke outdoors and won't check to see if they are going straight after 2 head-on collisions during a freestyle set. We only had 2 laneropes for the 6-lane pool, and the swimmer was all over the place.

Mantagirl,I agree about those push button showers. The temperature is rarely right and if it is you are just beginning to relax when you have to push it again:frustrated: