You know what I hate.................You know what I hate
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The BF is not exactly what one would call a pool share friendly stroke. The experienced swimmer at my Y only do it when the pool is rather sparsely populated. Even lane rope can't stop a powerful BF from swamping someone in the next lane. And it is never done when lane splitting.
I never really learned that one. Tried it a couple time with fins.
It is one of the most artful strokes when done properly and amazing to watch. But I wouldn't want to be in the next lane over from someone doing the BF.
Thanks to the butterfly I know my laryngospasm reflex works.
During high school season we have two teams, and I'm often sharing the pool with them. One team has lanes 1-4, 5 is lap and 6 is lessons. The second team is larger and has 1-5 and 6 is open for lap. As usual, the inexperienced swimmers are in lane 1 where the coaches can watch closer and they get faster with the best in the highest lane. I've gotten used to watching for them switching to BF, because as you note, a powerful swimmer can throw water right over the lane line.
One time I wasn't paying attention, and a wave broke over me right as I tried to take a breath. I've gotten pretty good at reacting fast enough not to choke, but this time I inhaled hard and water went down my throat. It was a good 10 seconds that I absolutely couldn't breath.
I don't put this down as something I hate though.... They were using the pool as intended, and I'm sharing with them. It's up to me to deal with them while they are there.0 -
Got swamped once by a flailing jelly fish doing an attempt at back stroke that should never be done when lane splitting. He now goes later in the evening when he doesn't have to risk others and can have a lane to himself. I can't get too upset at him. He is physically limited due to a back injury and he is doing more than the average couch potato. But I did suggest he take adult swim lessons to improve his technique.
Some of the people I share with do backstroke. If they know how to hold the line and stay on their side I don't mind at all. I don't try with anyone in the lane... My big hesitation is I'm still trying to learn the flip and I'm not doing it well yet.0 -
You know what I hate.... The US dumped the metric system conversion in '82. The pool I swim in was built in '01, no doubt it would be 25m not 25 yrd had that not happened.
I just can't make my OCD tendencies happy. 35.2 laps for a mile. The only possible way to make things even close is to do 44 laps (1-1/4 mile) or 88 laps (2-1/2 miles). The only time it is an even mile number is every 4 miles.
Not so with m & km. Nice and OCD friendly.0 -
I hate feeling slow on an early morning swim after a particularly heavy dinner the night before.0
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You know what I hate.... The US dumped the metric system conversion in '82. The pool I swim in was built in '01, no doubt it would be 25m not 25 yrd had that not happened.
I just can't make my OCD tendencies happy. 35.2 laps for a mile. The only possible way to make things even close is to do 44 laps (1-1/4 mile) or 88 laps (2-1/2 miles). The only time it is an even mile number is every 4 miles.
Not so with m & km. Nice and OCD friendly.
Actually, 44 laps is mice nuts close to 2km. 110 laps is 5.03km. Close enough for OCD. You have to swim 10km before that small delta adds up to a lap. So 10km is 219 laps, but I make it 220.
I use 22 laps per km.
My swims are either 90, 110, 132, 154, 176, or 220 laps. Round lap count or round KM. :bigsmile:
BTW, many newer pool are 25km lap lap length. Definitely if it a Y pool built in the last 5 years.0 -
BTW, many newer pool are 25km lap lap length.
My you guys do things big in the USA ! I couldnt do a lap !
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BTW, many newer pool are 25km lap lap length. Definitely if it a Y pool built in the last 5 years.
I assume you meant a 25m pool.
I work as a timing official for swim meets so I'm up on all of the region's pool sizes. We do have one oddball 50 yard pool but it won't be for long. It's going to become a 50m pool. Most of the short course pools here are 25 yards.0 -
BTW, many newer pool are 25km lap lap length. Definitely if it a Y pool built in the last 5 years.
I assume you meant a 25m pool.
I work as a timing official for swim meets so I'm up on all of the region's pool sizes. We do have one oddball 50 yard pool but it won't be for long. It's going to become a 50m pool. Most of the short course pools here are 25 yards.
Ha! bad typo
That would be one heck of swimming pool.0 -
Greensboro taxpayers got screwed into paying for an aquatic center with the usual cast of characters promising exaggerated "economic impact" numbers but they can't explain why we are still on the hook for nearly $1M in costs every year.
Nice facility if you can get in. $900 a year for membership. Very limited access for that price and never access to the 50m lap lanes.
If the GAC was such a great idea, the private sector would have done it without a dime of tax payer money. But that is a discussion for another thread.
I'll stick with my Y and the 25 yard pool.0 -
Pools just aren't money makers. They originally tried to make a pool district that went outside town, but that went down in flames at the ballot box. The city then did the pool, they are on the hook for $700k/yr. Because I'm out of town, I have to pay $450 for a family membership instead of $350. No problems with access. Sounds like Greensboro got ripped off.0
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I hate when kids monopolize the suit mate in the locker room by running their suit 5 times. Look kid, all it takes is once.
I hate it even more when adults monopolize the suit mate by running their suit 5 times.0 -
I've been to a thousand pools and never even heard of a suit mate. Until Elbence mentioned it ! I looked it up on goggle. I want a suit mate.
The Aussie equivalent to suit mate is wringing the budgy smugglers (speedos) out.0 -
I've been to a thousand pools and never even heard of a suit mate. Until Elbence mentioned it ! I looked it up on goggle. I want a suit mate.
The Aussie equivalent to suit mate is wringing the budgy smugglers (speedos) out.
Yeah, they're really nice. They have one at my local pool, and I use it. My suit is mostly dry before I even get in my car to leave. The student rec center at the university I attended for my undergraduate degree also had one. I never used it because I had no idea how often (read not often) they cleaned it, and I was afraid of how many STDs might be lurking in the bottom of that sucker. Another alternative to wringing out your suit the traditional way is to wrap it in a swim towel (the kind you see divers using on the platforms) and then wring it out.0 -
The gym I go to has a suit mate, I had never heard of it before I saw it there, but I use it every time I'm there. It guarantees that my suit is dry for the next day as it has very little drying left to do after coming out of the suit mate. Much nicer than putting on a damp suit.......0
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I'm learning to swim at the moment and have gone from not being able to swim to attempting butterfly. I swim 2-3 times a week and joined hoping to follow some challenges/tasks etc for structure when I'm not having a lesson.
I have to admit I detest it when a group of people stand in the middle of the pool yakking. And the changing rooms at my local lesuire centre are skanky.
But it's the sort of stuff listed above that stopped me from starting to swim in the first place.
People have got to learn and when you're in a pool with only 1 or 2 lanes open and everywhere else is full of screaming children and swimming lessons, there's nowehere else for this chubber to go. Though I do leave the lane and swim in the other crowded side if I'm doing a stoke I'm still terrible at because I don't want to slow the lane swimmers down - see, we can be considerate.
Perhaps it's different if you pay for a private gym or something, but in a lesiure centre paid for by our concil tax, the pool is open to the public, not all of whom are Michael Phelps. This includes 'old ladies'.
Are you one of those people who drive right up learner driver's backsides because they have no place on the road?
I put off going swimming for ages thinking 'they will think this/that' and my husband tried to assure me that other people really wouldn't care less and that they would be concentrating on their own session or relaxing. Boy, do I love being right.. Even more than swimming.0 -
I'm learning to swim at the moment and have gone from not being able to swim to attempting butterfly. I swim 2-3 times a week and joined hoping to follow some challenges/tasks etc for structure when I'm not having a lesson.
I have to admit I detest it when a group of people stand in the middle of the pool yakking. And the changing rooms at my local lesuire centre are skanky.
But it's the sort of stuff listed above that stopped me from starting to swim in the first place.
People have got to learn and when you're in a pool with only 1 or 2 lanes open and everywhere else is full of screaming children and swimming lessons, there's nowehere else for this chubber to go. Though I do leave the lane and swim in the other crowded side if I'm doing a stoke I'm still terrible at because I don't want to slow the lane swimmers down - see, we can be considerate.
Perhaps it's different if you pay for a private gym or something, but in a lesiure centre paid for by our concil tax, the pool is open to the public, not all of whom are Michael Phelps. This includes 'old ladies'.
Are you one of those people who drive right up learner driver's backsides because they have no place on the road?
I put off going swimming for ages thinking 'they will think this/that' and my husband tried to assure me that other people really wouldn't care less and that they would be concentrating on their own session or relaxing. Boy, do I love being right.. Even more than swimming.
Congrats on your progress in the pool. Keep up the challenges. Just keep thinking "just one more lap" and before long you will be counting miles instead of laps.
New adult swimmers don't bother me until I get swamped by one But rather than get angry, I try to offer suggestions.
Pools paid for with tax payer money don't always actually mean "public" on this side of the pond. I'm forced to help pay a $1M annual shortage to a "public" aquatic center that I have to pay another $900 a year if I want to use it. And then only very limited access times. Costs me a lot less to join my nearest YMCA and get more access and more facilities.
As for screaming kids? I find they are less troublesome than 13 to 17 year old kids that have the impulse control of a squirrel on crack. :bigsmile:0 -
I saw this topic when I first joined the group, but decided to delay my posting until I had spent some serious time back in the pool. I'm ready to rant.
I hate when kids jump in my lane during lap swim while the lane is designated for such.
I hate when the lifeguards don't do anything about it.
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I hate how much I crave salty carbs after I swim. I'm trying to lose weight. C'mon, body! Let me crave some vegetables or something.
I hate crossfit drills (but I secretly love them).
@ ElBence.. Are you happy in life? (said with a touch of humor.. don't hate me pls)0 -
Yes ElBence, awesome rant, but what's jellyfish style; some kind of a butterfly attempt?
Nope. Jellyfish style is exactly what it sounds like. Head above the water, no really identifiable attempt at a stroke, arms and legs moving without apparent direction intended, yet still going back and forth down the lane... slowly, but going. Jellyfishers take up an entire lane and can't be bothered to share because doing so would require them to alter their "stroke" so that they only take half.
I absolutely LOVE that! Jellyfish swimmers! I'm going to use that term.0 -
I saw this topic when I first joined the group, but decided to delay my posting until I had spent some serious time back in the pool. I'm ready to rant.
I hate when kids jump in my lane during lap swim while the lane is designated for such.
I hate when the lifeguards don't do anything about it.
(...)
I hate how much I crave salty carbs after I swim. I'm trying to lose weight. C'mon, body! Let me crave some vegetables or something.
I hate crossfit drills (but I secretly love them).
@ ElBence.. Are you happy in life? (said with a touch of humor.. don't hate me pls)
I lived among the Navajo people for some time previously. They gave me a Navajo name. In giving a Navajo name, the chosen name often reflects physical or personal traits of the individual receiving the name. My Navajo name translates to "Man Who is Always Happy." You can be happy and hate the annoyances that abound when others don't practice proper pool etiquette.0 -
I saw this topic when I first joined the group, but decided to delay my posting until I had spent some serious time back in the pool. I'm ready to rant.
I hate when kids jump in my lane during lap swim while the lane is designated for such.
I hate when the lifeguards don't do anything about it.
(...)
I hate how much I crave salty carbs after I swim. I'm trying to lose weight. C'mon, body! Let me crave some vegetables or something.
I hate crossfit drills (but I secretly love them).
@ ElBence.. Are you happy in life? (said with a touch of humor.. don't hate me pls)
I lived among the Navajo people for some time previously. They gave me a Navajo name. In giving a Navajo name, the chosen name often reflects physical or personal traits of the individual receiving the name. My Navajo name translates to "Man Who is Always Happy." You can be happy and hate the annoyances that abound when others don't practice proper pool etiquette.
My real life name means Peaceful, the ultimate state of happiness.. I guess that means we can be friends.0 -
I really hate getting colds. It means I can't swim for about a week, and when I do: 1) all the left over mucus in my respiratory system comes streaming out my nose until I've got a snot trail going down my chin, 2) it takes a few days back in the pool until I feel like I've got my lungs back, 3) it means I gain a pound or two while fighting the cold, and 4) any dripping that takes place after my swim makes me wonder whether the drips are normal or the cold is making a comeback.0
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I really hate getting colds. It means I can't swim for about a week, and when I do: 1) all the left over mucus in my respiratory system comes streaming out my nose until I've got a snot trail going down my chin, 2) it takes a few days back in the pool until I feel like I've got my lungs back, 3) it means I gain a pound or two while fighting the cold, and 4) any dripping that takes place after my swim makes me wonder whether the drips are normal or the cold is making a comeback.
I don't think I have taken a break from swimming for a cold. But then I can't remember the last time I had a bad cold. Knock wood.
Sucks having a breathing impediment when trying to swim. At least I don't have the beta blocker suppressing my heart rate anymore.0 -
I really hate getting colds. It means I can't swim for about a week, and when I do: 1) all the left over mucus in my respiratory system comes streaming out my nose until I've got a snot trail going down my chin, 2) it takes a few days back in the pool until I feel like I've got my lungs back, 3) it means I gain a pound or two while fighting the cold, and 4) any dripping that takes place after my swim makes me wonder whether the drips are normal or the cold is making a comeback.
I don't think I have taken a break from swimming for a cold. But then I can't remember the last time I had a bad cold. Knock wood.
Sucks having a breathing impediment when trying to swim. At least I don't have the beta blocker suppressing my heart rate anymore.
I've never stopped swimming for a cold, either. Flu, sure. Throwing up on a flip turn isn't fun. But when I'm sick with a head/nose/throat cold I always welcome the chance to jump in the pool and cough/farmer blow out all the phlegm. Probably a bit gross, but I think it helps a ton.0 -
I really hate getting colds. It means I can't swim for about a week, and when I do: 1) all the left over mucus in my respiratory system comes streaming out my nose until I've got a snot trail going down my chin, 2) it takes a few days back in the pool until I feel like I've got my lungs back, 3) it means I gain a pound or two while fighting the cold, and 4) any dripping that takes place after my swim makes me wonder whether the drips are normal or the cold is making a comeback.
I don't think I have taken a break from swimming for a cold. But then I can't remember the last time I had a bad cold. Knock wood.
Sucks having a breathing impediment when trying to swim. At least I don't have the beta blocker suppressing my heart rate anymore.
I've never stopped swimming for a cold, either. Flu, sure. Throwing up on a flip turn isn't fun. But when I'm sick with a head/nose/throat cold I always welcome the chance to jump in the pool and cough/farmer blow out all the phlegm. Probably a bit gross, but I think it helps a ton.
Uh, yeah, super gross!! And possibly against the pool rules. The fitness center I belong to has signs posted all along the pool deck telling people not to get in the pool if they have cold/flu symptoms.0 -
I've never stopped swimming for a cold, either. Flu, sure. Throwing up on a flip turn isn't fun.
Me too, I don't let a cold stop me but I stop for the flu or other digestive problems. I don't ever want to be the one that shut down the pool for 24 hours because of diarrhea.But when I'm sick with a head/nose/throat cold I always welcome the chance to jump in the pool and cough/farmer blow out all the phlegm. Probably a bit gross, but I think it helps a ton.
I've found that 5 laps or so and everything clears out enough to breath normally. If I stop for more than 30 seconds it hits again so I usually will power through a whole workout.0 -
Uh, yeah, super gross!! And possibly against the pool rules. The fitness center I belong to has signs posted all along the pool deck telling people not to get in the pool if they have cold/flu symptoms.
Cold and flu are totally different. A cold virus will be dead instantly in the water. The problem with flu is both vomit and diarrhea. Do either in the water, and the pool will get a 24 hour shutdown.0 -
I hate when the Bro. comes into the locker room only to use the suit mate to wring out his sweaty shirt.0
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I hate when the Bro. comes into the locker room only to use the suit mate to wring out his sweaty shirt.
Ewww.. Can't remember if I put it on my original list but I hate it when the Sis' comes into the locker room only to use the hairdryer to dry out her sweat.. Woman, you stink! Take a shower already..0 -
I hate when the Bro. comes into the locker room only to use the suit mate to wring out his sweaty shirt.
Ewww.. Can't remember if I put it on my original list but I hate it when the Sis' comes into the locker room only to use the hairdryer to dry out her sweat.. Woman, you stink! Take a shower already..
Yeah, guys do that too - not to mention where else they point that dryer. Also, 1 time in the gym a guy was standing by the sinks with his foot up on the counter polishing the undercarriage with a towel. Didn't sleep for weeks after that one........0 -
This thread has been a while....
I 'love' the new years resolution telling me about the 'evening regulars' because 'they come every nigh.'
This is when I've been there 80% or more of the weeknights for 2-1/2 years now.0
