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.
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Thank you muppet for clarifying the problem with the starting blocks in american pools. I couldn't imagine it had something to do with litigation, since in Brazil this is not heard of...ski lifts here are 20 dollars per day, no, wait, that's in Europe, we don't have snow here, sorry...billy fanstone
Thank you muppet for clarifying the problem with the starting blocks in american pools. I couldn't imagine it had something to do with litigation, since in Brazil this is not heard of...ski lifts here are 20 dollars per day, no, wait, that's in Europe, we don't have snow here, sorry...billy fanstone
