Here's a thread for the ladies to discuss anything that relates to women and swimming. For example, feel free to discuss how disgustingly ugly fastskins are, how the "curse" can kill a meet, how suits don't fit, how swimming wrecks your hair, how hormones unhinge you, etc.
Ladies,
How do you feel about swimming mixed heats with the guys? Does the added turbulence bother you? Do you not notice it? Other thoughts?
I don't notice it too much - although I practice with some large males in a pool with water level gutters and I notice it in practice far more than in meets. In meets, since everyone is in their own lanes, I don't notice it unless it isn't a fast pool and then, everyone has to deal with it. I would rather have good races and that often means I am in mixed heats. My hubby and I were in the same heat at last year's state meet for 2 longer events - 400 and 800 free and it was great to be able to pace with a training partner. We both had a pretty good sense of where we should be in the race and being able to see each other let us know how well we were doing. And besides, it amused our teammates to no end - we are not at all competitive with each other and some have a hard time understanding that. Funny aside, we both won our age groups in the 400 free, and figure we might be the only married couple to win the same event and swim in the same heat.
Ladies,
How do you feel about swimming mixed heats with the guys? Does the added turbulence bother you? Do you not notice it? Other thoughts?
I don't notice it too much - although I practice with some large males in a pool with water level gutters and I notice it in practice far more than in meets. In meets, since everyone is in their own lanes, I don't notice it unless it isn't a fast pool and then, everyone has to deal with it. I would rather have good races and that often means I am in mixed heats. My hubby and I were in the same heat at last year's state meet for 2 longer events - 400 and 800 free and it was great to be able to pace with a training partner. We both had a pretty good sense of where we should be in the race and being able to see each other let us know how well we were doing. And besides, it amused our teammates to no end - we are not at all competitive with each other and some have a hard time understanding that. Funny aside, we both won our age groups in the 400 free, and figure we might be the only married couple to win the same event and swim in the same heat.
