One 100 free to go in set. Two open lanes.(no lane lines in pool) Noodler comes over to stand in my lane to talk with friend. Pool is set at 85 degrees cause all the noodlers say it is to cold otherwise. I complain to guard, am told, "well there are a lot more of them then there are lap swimmers" Wont be if they keep this up. UGH! :frustrated:
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People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along? Can we get along? Can we stop making it, making it horrible for the older people and the kids?...It’s just not right. It’s not right. It’s not, it’s not going to change anything. We’ll, we’ll get our justice....Please, we can get along here. We all can get along. I mean, we’re all stuck here for a while. Let’s try to work it out. Let’s try to beat it. Let’s try to beat it. Let’s try to work it out.:dedhorse:
I think you would all be better off to join a master swimming club and forget the lap swims at all the rec centers, health clubs and the Y if you can't handle frustration. Then you have to put up with more frustration, you will never be able to control your workouts with a coach - stupid drills etc. etc. etc. and workouts you do not want to do. Coach tells you to swim breaststroke when you cannot do it without injury, backstroke when you get sea sick doing backstroke, fly when you are not in shape to do it. Asking you to do all kinds of things you are not ready to do. The coach tells you to jump and you will only be able to ask how high.
I will stay at the lap swims where I am in control and put up with the odd noodler or two.
:soapbox:Here we go.....
I use a local Y pool and we have lots of noodlers.
Most use a 2 lane space that is reserved for open swim and they also get a secondary pool for their classes.
What drives me nuts is when I'm in the middle of a workout and someone just gets in with no warning and starts floating or flailing toward me.
I've had a couple of collisions where I did not see the person (foggy goggles,head down)and slammed right into them.
Spooked me pretty good.
The other group that raises grumbling among the lappers is those that get in and walk or just exercise in the deep end of the lane-why do you need a lap lane for that?
Noodlers:
1.pick the lane that has a swimmer in it that matches your speed
2.get the swimmers attention so they know you are there
3.if you are not swimming laps-use the open swim area
Thanks......
...Therefore the question is what do we have to do to convert noodlers into swimmers? Let's face it, swimming, once done properly and comfortably, can be a far more rewarding and exciting experience than noodling....
This is a good point, but the issue in the pools I swim in is not that they aren't swimming, but that they can't seem to read a schedule. I've never seen a swimmer jump in and start doing laps during "Deep Water Salsa" or "Aquasize" but they seem to think it's okay to enter the pool and do their thing during a time slot that is clearly labelled "LANE SWIM".
No-one minds when the pool isn't crowded, but when it is packed, a person who is just going back and forth in the same spot with her float belt on really creates problems.
www.youtube.com/watch Had to be posted :) "All of you can get a noodle at the drug store when they are in season." "Exhale, exhale, exhale, exhale..." Maybe we can get club owners to make their hot tubs a little deeper. The noodlers would LOVE that! 100+ degrees! Ok, so it's unlikely.
Ok, so they may never convert to swimmers. Vid: Advanced class www.youtube.com/watch
I am confident that the majority will always win in a business setting. Utilitarianism comes to mind. Therefore the question is what do we have to do to convert noodlers into swimmers? Let's face it, swimming, once done properly and comfortably, can be a far more rewarding and exciting experience than noodling. How can we introduce, to our club owners, transitional courses offered for free and at times that would work best for noodlers? How can we identify and resolve a noodlers inhibitions concerning swimming? No doubt many of them have been through traditional elementary swim lessons at one point in their life and found them uncomfortable due to progressing too quickly in a very intimidating environment (e.g. face under water greater than 80% of the time over a period of time, choking on inhaled water, "the deep end" fear, etc) It certainly seems to take time to be able to relax and feel safe in a face down position in water. I know this from experience and we have all seen the pool snorklers and those who can do laps of a modified front crawl without getting their hair wet.
Also, look into your local university natatorium open lane hours. They seem to cater to swimmers. Some colleges, high schools, and junior highs do as well. Whatever your faith, you can also look into your local Jewish community centers. They really are open to the community as a whole, as long as you don't do or say anything blatantly disrespectful. The centers are places of education, fitness and community not worship. Some even have lanes open from 5am to 10pm :)
Also point out that 45 minutes is laughably short for a good swim workout!
Might want to check that with Jazzy. 45 minutes total is 10 months of workouts for him.
This needs to be nipped in the bud...Then there was the instructor of the 7:30-8:30 p.m. class who would consistantly let her class run 10 minutes over into the remaining one hour lap swim and shriek like a banshee at any swimmer who dared to climb in on time.
I have the same problem with a class running over. The things that really get me are:
1. They are clinging to the side where the lane lines are set up. If they all moved to the other side of the pool , they could run over as much as they wanted to.
2. Lap swim is only 45 minutes long . By the time the class finishes running over by 10 minutes, and the noodlers clear the area and we get lane lines put in, we have maybe 25-30 minutes. To add insult to injury, the lifeguards kick us out at 7:30 on the button.
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