The Rec Center I occasionally swim at has starting blocks. I am aware that is a swim device that I am supposed to use once in awhile. The pool is very deep and used for daily swim team practice and some meets. Yet, there is always a bright yellow cone placed on the blocks during lap swimming hours. No one may use the starting blocks at this time. I find it irritating. No one could possibly get hurt unless they were especially idiotic. I guess they're worried about lawsuits. I saw someone doing backstroke starts once, but who wants to do those? This practice will discourage me from ever entering a non-OW event.
Hi all!
Sorry for not understanding this completely. Is this a joke or is this real? Are you really not allowed to use the starting blocks? Sure you can hurt yourself if you are really clumsy using them but you can hurt yourself going on the sidewalk as well if you are clumsy enough...this for sure is not a reason to forbid people from using the sidewalks....I hope...
In Swedish pools you typically find one sign and one sign only. "All swimming at own risk". That seems to be enough from a legal perspective, since I have never heard of any lawsuit against any pool owner.
Or maybe I am just missing the big joke in all this...disregard above in that case
:)
/Stupid Swede
Around here, during open lap swim, you are not allowed to use the starting blocks. If it is a practice for age group, or Masters swim team, then yes, but not during open.
I know the guards well enough that I have on occasion when the pool is not busy, asked to use the blocks and it is allowed.
Hi all!
Sorry for not understanding this completely. Is this a joke or is this real? Are you really not allowed to use the starting blocks? Sure you can hurt yourself if you are really clumsy using them but you can hurt yourself going on the sidewalk as well if you are clumsy enough...this for sure is not a reason to forbid people from using the sidewalks....I hope...
In Swedish pools you typically find one sign and one sign only. "All swimming at own risk". That seems to be enough from a legal perspective, since I have never heard of any lawsuit against any pool owner.
Or maybe I am just missing the big joke in all this...disregard above in that case
:)
/Stupid Swede
Around here, during open lap swim, you are not allowed to use the starting blocks. If it is a practice for age group, or Masters swim team, then yes, but not during open.
I know the guards well enough that I have on occasion when the pool is not busy, asked to use the blocks and it is allowed.
