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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Per,
Remember here in America, people can be dumb enough to put a lid-free cup of piping hot coffee between their legs, and then when the thing spills and burns their crotch when they start driving, they're allowed to sue and win millions of dollars. Seems dumb, but its legal. Pools are just trying to protect themselves against as many lawsuits as possible, and that is one way of preventative maintenance. Call me cynical, I get it from SwimmieAvsFan.
Jeff,
You've hit the nail on the proverbial head. It's all about lawuits in this litigious society. We gotta protect everyone from womb to the tomb these days. We are lucky where my team practices. Our starting blocks are about 1-1/2 years old, have a great platform surface, but warning cones are on top of them. Fortunately, our coach, who's been a God-send since his arrival a year ago, frequently incorporates using the blocks as part of practices/work outs. He had us doing sprints off the blocks the Saturday following New Year's just to keep us using them! :shakeshead:
Hello to my friends out there. Yes, I've been "off line" for a while ... nothing serious had happened ... just been terribly busy last year.
Cheers!
Per,
Remember here in America, people can be dumb enough to put a lid-free cup of piping hot coffee between their legs, and then when the thing spills and burns their crotch when they start driving, they're allowed to sue and win millions of dollars. Seems dumb, but its legal. Pools are just trying to protect themselves against as many lawsuits as possible, and that is one way of preventative maintenance. Call me cynical, I get it from SwimmieAvsFan.
Jeff,
You've hit the nail on the proverbial head. It's all about lawuits in this litigious society. We gotta protect everyone from womb to the tomb these days. We are lucky where my team practices. Our starting blocks are about 1-1/2 years old, have a great platform surface, but warning cones are on top of them. Fortunately, our coach, who's been a God-send since his arrival a year ago, frequently incorporates using the blocks as part of practices/work outs. He had us doing sprints off the blocks the Saturday following New Year's just to keep us using them! :shakeshead:
Hello to my friends out there. Yes, I've been "off line" for a while ... nothing serious had happened ... just been terribly busy last year.
Cheers!
