Let me first say that I had a blast in Atlanta and enjoyed every minute of it (even the last minute of the 1000), so this list is somewhat tongue in cheek:
10. No Starbucks within walking distance of the Hampton Inn.
9. The taste of an Italian soda called "Beverly" at the Coca Cola Museum; it reminded me of viscous lidocaine--what is with that?
8. The stairway access to the pool deck from the stands.
7. Missing out on a medal in the 200 free relay because eight of the teams finishing ahead of us were from "regional" clubs representing entire states.
6. Two swimmers from TXLA trying to recruit my 87 year old father to join their team instead of swimming for Nitro.
5. No Starbucks within walkiing distance of the pool.
4. Turning at the bulkhead, although I nailed all of mine.
3. That one starter who shall remain nameless.
2. Not getting to meet Rich Abrahams, among others.
1. It ended.
I agree that the warm-up pool could have been done differently. They could have had slow, medium, fast or even warm-up and cool-down areas. I was one who got passed just trying to warm up and some hot shot flew by me pushing me in to the lane ropes.
The stairwell access from the stands to the deck was bad, too. They could have made it a foot wider and much more accessible.
And the t-shirt vendor. Not good again. They printed a shirt for me with a huge crease where the logo was missing. I asked them to re-do the shirt and they got annoyed at my request. Well, then do it right the first time! People need to stop using them, they just don't do a good job and their attitude is poor.
And the announcement said there would be sports massage. Chiropractic is not sports massage!
I agree that the warm-up pool could have been done differently. They could have had slow, medium, fast or even warm-up and cool-down areas. I was one who got passed just trying to warm up and some hot shot flew by me pushing me in to the lane ropes.
The stairwell access from the stands to the deck was bad, too. They could have made it a foot wider and much more accessible.
And the t-shirt vendor. Not good again. They printed a shirt for me with a huge crease where the logo was missing. I asked them to re-do the shirt and they got annoyed at my request. Well, then do it right the first time! People need to stop using them, they just don't do a good job and their attitude is poor.
And the announcement said there would be sports massage. Chiropractic is not sports massage!
