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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I used to swim at a Y that had the the cones. One day i asked the head lifeguard if i could practice starts. I explained htat I had ameet coming up. He said that it woudl be fine as long as I did when the pool manager was gone. This worked really well.
I have been told several times that you shouldn't practice starts with out some one watching you to check on your form.
the high school coach where i now live refuses to let the guys use a catch start. they have to use a tracj start. some of the guys didn't even know that there were two types of starts.
I used to swim at a Y that had the the cones. One day i asked the head lifeguard if i could practice starts. I explained htat I had ameet coming up. He said that it woudl be fine as long as I did when the pool manager was gone. This worked really well.
I have been told several times that you shouldn't practice starts with out some one watching you to check on your form.
the high school coach where i now live refuses to let the guys use a catch start. they have to use a tracj start. some of the guys didn't even know that there were two types of starts.
