i swim in the medium to slower lanes at a very competitive masters team workouts in san diego, and am usually asked to slide down to slower lanes when the equal ability swimmers (vs triathletes) show up.
the funny thing is most of these swimmers use a pull bouy or fins for the WHOLE workout. i think it's a ego thing in la-la land.
i would like to swim with people who can push me harder, instead of down in the last slowest lane. should i just chalk it up to normal swimmers protocal? or find another team? :confused:
I think that a person has an obligation not to impede his/her teammates and their practice.
Other than that, I don't see why someone else's decisions about equipment should be my business. I'm not the person's coach or parent. And even if I were, masters swimmers are adults, not children; they are perfectly able to decide whether their use of equipment is excessive or not without hearing my voice on the matter. The coach can offer his/her opinion, or suggest less dependence on equipment, but most masters coaches I know won't press the matter. I think that's great, it is one of the charms of masters swimming.
I agree with Chris' comment and Osterber's comments above. Speed is speed.
I don't understand why people get so irritated/judgmental over equipment use. We're all adults. And we do all have different goals, agendas, meet focuses, injury issues, etc. Can't we live and let live?
When I swim with my team, I try to pick the correct lane and and never get in anyone's way. However, I frequently change things up and do backstroke during free sets, kick during free sets (yes, I can keep up), use fins when others aren't. As long as I'm swimming the same distance, making the lane intervals and not getting in anyone's way, I don't see how this is a major problem. There's some natural chaos built into masters' practices because of our diversity. But we're masters; we don't need strict rules and scoldings like age groupers, do we?
Sometimes when I read this stuff, I'm glad I practice solo most of the time ...
I think that a person has an obligation not to impede his/her teammates and their practice.
Other than that, I don't see why someone else's decisions about equipment should be my business. I'm not the person's coach or parent. And even if I were, masters swimmers are adults, not children; they are perfectly able to decide whether their use of equipment is excessive or not without hearing my voice on the matter. The coach can offer his/her opinion, or suggest less dependence on equipment, but most masters coaches I know won't press the matter. I think that's great, it is one of the charms of masters swimming.
I agree with Chris' comment and Osterber's comments above. Speed is speed.
I don't understand why people get so irritated/judgmental over equipment use. We're all adults. And we do all have different goals, agendas, meet focuses, injury issues, etc. Can't we live and let live?
When I swim with my team, I try to pick the correct lane and and never get in anyone's way. However, I frequently change things up and do backstroke during free sets, kick during free sets (yes, I can keep up), use fins when others aren't. As long as I'm swimming the same distance, making the lane intervals and not getting in anyone's way, I don't see how this is a major problem. There's some natural chaos built into masters' practices because of our diversity. But we're masters; we don't need strict rules and scoldings like age groupers, do we?
Sometimes when I read this stuff, I'm glad I practice solo most of the time ...
