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:
Diversity, sure. Slacking or being a wuss? Not so much.
Equipment use or modifying a set is not always synonymous with slacking or opting out or being a wuss though. I'm sure it's true some of the time, but not always. For myself, I feel I work hard.
To be simultaneously courteous and selfish, I almost never go to distance day or freestyle night. But, if I am by some chance free from kid duty on freestyle night (a rare occurrence, it seems), I will go and do backstroke when I want. I can't really remember when I've disrupted teammates doing that ... In any event, I'm paying dues too. :angel:
Some people are just very "rules" oriented and are cranky whenever "rules" are violated. I think tolerance beats intolerance any day.
Puff:
Not everyone uses paddles. I've never learned how to swim with them, much less fast.
Diversity, sure. Slacking or being a wuss? Not so much.
Equipment use or modifying a set is not always synonymous with slacking or opting out or being a wuss though. I'm sure it's true some of the time, but not always. For myself, I feel I work hard.
To be simultaneously courteous and selfish, I almost never go to distance day or freestyle night. But, if I am by some chance free from kid duty on freestyle night (a rare occurrence, it seems), I will go and do backstroke when I want. I can't really remember when I've disrupted teammates doing that ... In any event, I'm paying dues too. :angel:
Some people are just very "rules" oriented and are cranky whenever "rules" are violated. I think tolerance beats intolerance any day.
Puff:
Not everyone uses paddles. I've never learned how to swim with them, much less fast.
