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.
Anyone ever been forced into showering or reprimanded for not showering before entering the pool?
Funny story related to that:
I worked at a pool where one of the elder women had complained a few too many times to the manager about us not enforcing every single of the 15 pages of rules to the T. She yapped away at him at the front desk and then went through the locker room to the pool. The mgr. waited outside the locker room exit, and as she came out, dry, he asked if she intended on taking a shower before she entered the pool. She continued walking, dry. Didn't hear much from her after that.
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Anyone ever been forced into showering or reprimanded for not showering before entering the pool?
Funny story related to that:
I worked at a pool where one of the elder women had complained a few too many times to the manager about us not enforcing every single of the 15 pages of rules to the T. She yapped away at him at the front desk and then went through the locker room to the pool. The mgr. waited outside the locker room exit, and as she came out, dry, he asked if she intended on taking a shower before she entered the pool. She continued walking, dry. Didn't hear much from her after that.
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