Swim Rant

also my fellow ranters please feel free to provide solutions to each of your RANTS ande Ah, but then you move the premise from a cathartic *** session to constructive problem solving . . . a sure way to kill a discussion. :D

All of these replies are so funny! I hate wall lanes, which explains why I got DQ'd on my 100 *** two weeks ago. I love Lane 5 when it's free to swim in. ...okay, that wasn't called for, my bad. I don't mind sharing lanes with someone, especially when a cute female swimmer comes by and asks if she can share lanes with me. For the ladies, anytime!! Poorly kept city pools: Y'know the ones I'm talking about. Cloudy water, band-aids floating about and the occasional diaper. ...Yes, you heard me, *DIAPER*! There's a story behind the diaper... a few years back, a friend and I were going to go lap swimming, but our usual pool was closed for maintainance (a good thing, *VERY* good thing) so we decided to swim at one of the city pools here in town. We didn't mind the cloudy water that much until my friend had a close encounter of the diaper kind. We were so repulsed, that we left the pool, showered at *HER* place and had our lunch a little bit later than expected because the thought was still fresh. *EWWWWW!!!! NAAAAASTY!!!!!* People who blow their snot into the pool's gutter. That's just *SICK* (The same applies when you're using the pool's showers) Cancelled Swim Meets: WHY?!?! *irritated*

I got $200 off my next trip to an all inclusive hotel in Mexico after finding a diaper in the pool at the hotel. My rant at the hotel paid off.

I had a swim school in Burlington Ontario. It was an outdoor pool and to my surprise I came to the pool at night and caught 2 grown men swimming in the pool they climbed the fence. To my surprise it was the 2 priests from our church. One of them became the bishop of Calgary Alberta, they said they hoped I didn't mind but it was a very hot night. I really did not mind.

I have been warned by this woman who does a head up *** stroke that I had better start to behave or she was going to take matters into her own hands. she said that she has complained to the lifeguards several times that since I swim faster than anyone else in the pool (can you believe that!) I cause waves that disrupt the regular flow of the water. She is really nuts. seh claims that every one at the pool dislikes it when I swim there because I cause so many prolbems with the water. I have one simple little phrase for her.

Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com I have been warned by this woman who does a head up *** stroke that I had better start to behave or she was going to take matters into her own hands. she said that she has complained to the lifeguards several times that since I swim faster than anyone else in the pool (can you believe that!) I cause waves that disrupt the regular flow of the water. She is really nuts. seh claims that every one at the pool dislikes it when I swim there because I cause so many prolbems with the water. I have one simple little phrase for her. Hmmmm, wonder what that phrase is?

Poorly kept city pools: Y'know the ones I'm talking about. Cloudy water, band-aids floating about and the occasional diaper. ...Yes, you heard me, *DIAPER*! There's a story behind the diaper... One fine summer morning we were getting ready to get in for morning practice and our young Masters coach spotted something floating in the water. He bent over, picked it up and asked, "What's this ?" One of our older daddy types said, "It's a diaper" Coach dropped it and squealed "Eek!" along with a big cringe. He was horrified. That was really funny to watch. "It's not radioactive, Coach, it's just a diaper". My rant - the hoodlums that climb the tall fence (w/ barbed wire) and trash the outdoor pool overnight so when you arrive there are filthy trash cans, all the pool furniture, and the full lane rope reels in the pool. Instead of a swim practice you're going to help pull the flotsam/jetsam out of the water and make sure that the laneropes and reel you did the fundraiser to buy aren't broken.

I know one who does this kind of stuff: The coach will say "OK, the next set is 5 x 100 ... " and our E.B.E.L. takes off ... as the coach finishes "backstroke catchup drill no fins with x seconds rest".

how about aquatic directors that don't provide access to the pool deck until about ten seconds before our scheduled session! (are we supposed to stretch in the slimy locker room?!)

thought I'd resurrect this thread please feel free to ADD your latest RANTS today I want to RANT ABOUT the species of swimmer I call EAGER BEAVER EARLY LEAVERS these are the swimmers (who swim in the lane next to mine, or one or two over) who are always in a hurry to begin the next set. When we're about to begin a new set and the clock is on :10 Our lane will decide to go on the top, but the E.B.E.L.s will leave on the bottom since we swim on faster intervals we usually reel them in during the set EBEL's tend to dive in early or on time for warm up and tend to swim warm up at a faster pace. There's also the individual E.B.E.L.'s who habitually pushes off early. If we're supposed to leave on the top, it's a safe bet that an EBEL will push off on the 57 or 58, but when we're doing fast swims, even though they left early, they base their times like they left when they should have. It's also not good to have an EBEL swimming behind you, capturing a greater draft. do you know any EAGER BEAVER EARLY LEAVERs? are you an EAGER BEAVER EARLY LEAVERs? if you are one, I beg you to repent and change your ways. Ande