I got so sick of rec swimming that I moved to an area further from work but closer to masters teams. (I was living in LA and in every direction there was major traffic to get to a masters club in the evening.)
Anyway, I've got a ton of stories. But a common theme involves ppl not understanding speed in the water. I'm a fast swimmer (1:15/1:10 lane), and most of the time ppl move out of the fast lane when I swim.
But...
I can never, ever do breaststroke b/c once I do, all the slow pokes shift over to my lane, thinking, "Oh, breaststroke is slow. He must be slow."
Bear in mind that in warm-up, I do 4 strokes/lap w/o even trying; in a set, 5 strokes. (In a race, 6.) Anybody that knows anything about swimming knows that that's not dear old Aunt Betsy in her 1920s swimsuit and floral cap style of breaststroke. :frustrated:
I got so sick of rec swimming that I moved to an area further from work but closer to masters teams. (I was living in LA and in every direction there was major traffic to get to a masters club in the evening.)
Anyway, I've got a ton of stories. But a common theme involves ppl not understanding speed in the water. I'm a fast swimmer (1:15/1:10 lane), and most of the time ppl move out of the fast lane when I swim.
But...
I can never, ever do breaststroke b/c once I do, all the slow pokes shift over to my lane, thinking, "Oh, breaststroke is slow. He must be slow."
Bear in mind that in warm-up, I do 4 strokes/lap w/o even trying; in a set, 5 strokes. (In a race, 6.) Anybody that knows anything about swimming knows that that's not dear old Aunt Betsy in her 1920s swimsuit and floral cap style of breaststroke. :frustrated:
