You know what I hate.................You know what I hate
SwimtotheEnd
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You know what I hate.................You know what I hate
I hate it when you swim laps and there’s an empty lane next to you but a swimmer decides to join in your lane.
I hate it when a slow swimmer gets in the medium lane or worse still the fast lane !
I hate it when a swimmer swims on the wrong side of the lane.
I hate it when theres 100 kids in the pool and not one kid visits the toilet all day.
I hate it when a swimmer swims down the centre of the lane.
I hate it when a swimmer pushes off to start their training as you’re just about to turn and they break your rhythm.
I hate it when some kid has done a “polly waffle” in the pool. (think Caddy Shack)
I hate it when people talk all over the end of a lane so you can’t tumble turn without placing a foot on them. (mmmm. I’ll think about that).
I hate breastroke. Sorry breastrokers but it hurts my knees, I’m slow at it and it looks funny.
I hate swimmers that do backstroke and swim zig zag style down the pool.
I hate pools that are over chlorinated so it burns the skin.
I hate it when a fast swimmer gets in a medium or slow lane to show off.
I hate it when referees hold you on the blocks and wait for the big fat guy to wobble so they can DQ.
I hate it when a swimmer stops halfway for a rest.
I hate it when the ugly old guy keeps his speedos one season too long and they become see through.
I hate it when the changerooms have no hot water.
I hate it when you’re swimming a real good time for 800m and some guy is laying on the bottom of the pool with bluish skin and you have only done 400m.
I hate it when you get that guilty feeling at 600m that you should really check on him.
I hate it when you have completed your 800m and its not your best time as the guy took your mind off the swim.
I hate it when I cant swim.
In all seriousness I just really love swimming. I feel so much better for getting that off my chest. This rant was inspired by Denise that had a lane issue earlier this week.
I hate it when you swim laps and there’s an empty lane next to you but a swimmer decides to join in your lane.
I hate it when a slow swimmer gets in the medium lane or worse still the fast lane !
I hate it when a swimmer swims on the wrong side of the lane.
I hate it when theres 100 kids in the pool and not one kid visits the toilet all day.
I hate it when a swimmer swims down the centre of the lane.
I hate it when a swimmer pushes off to start their training as you’re just about to turn and they break your rhythm.
I hate it when some kid has done a “polly waffle” in the pool. (think Caddy Shack)
I hate it when people talk all over the end of a lane so you can’t tumble turn without placing a foot on them. (mmmm. I’ll think about that).
I hate breastroke. Sorry breastrokers but it hurts my knees, I’m slow at it and it looks funny.
I hate swimmers that do backstroke and swim zig zag style down the pool.
I hate pools that are over chlorinated so it burns the skin.
I hate it when a fast swimmer gets in a medium or slow lane to show off.
I hate it when referees hold you on the blocks and wait for the big fat guy to wobble so they can DQ.
I hate it when a swimmer stops halfway for a rest.
I hate it when the ugly old guy keeps his speedos one season too long and they become see through.
I hate it when the changerooms have no hot water.
I hate it when you’re swimming a real good time for 800m and some guy is laying on the bottom of the pool with bluish skin and you have only done 400m.
I hate it when you get that guilty feeling at 600m that you should really check on him.
I hate it when you have completed your 800m and its not your best time as the guy took your mind off the swim.
I hate it when I cant swim.
In all seriousness I just really love swimming. I feel so much better for getting that off my chest. This rant was inspired by Denise that had a lane issue earlier this week.
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HA!!! Brilliant, just brilliant!! I hate all those same things!!! I`ve got two to add:
I hate it when the swimmer in front of you is slower than you and the swimmer behind you is faster than you.
I hate it when someone who thinks they know how to swim uses paddles and fins to impress.3 -
I hate it when you've got a couple of big muscular guys doing buterfly practice in the next lane and I don't notice until I go to take a breath and get a face full of water instead of air.
I hate it when 3 teenagers decide to jump in and do a three wide race against each other in the lane.0 -
I LIKE U!1
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'm glad it's not just me :blushing:0
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I hate it when one of the women vying for 100 mile swim club uses fins. That's just cheating.0
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HA!!! Brilliant, just brilliant!! I hate all those same things!!! I`ve got two to add:
I hate it when the swimmer in front of you is slower than you and the swimmer behind you is faster than you.
I hate it when someone who thinks they know how to swim uses paddles and fins to impress.
Denise and SwimtotheEnd - excellent, just excellent. Yes, I hate most of those things and REALLY hate the paddles and fins that they think they are impressing me. Hellooooo? It isn't impressing me. If you want to impress me - put on a pink mankini already!
Now, SwimtotheEnd - you hate, but...me...
I LOVE when you swim laps and there’s an empty lane next to you but a swimmer decides to join in your lane. Just means my green daisy cap is doing its thing...you know, calling in all the cool peeps to swim with me. LOL1 -
My personal favorite is when your cap flies off halfway through your race, and you're swimming the 800m1
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I hate it when you see a giant lugie floating by on your first lap so you know for sure it wasn't yours.1
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One more to add - I hate it when an old guy follows steadily behind you lap after lap so he can stare at your cleavage each time you push off the wall, and then blatently continues to check you out as you swim by. Every lap.
If you're Ryan Lochte the above does not apply.0 -
That only happens if you are wearing a sexy red bathing suit and you look hot
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That only happens if you are wearing a sexy red bathing suit and you look hot
Hardly. With this particular guy today, I think it was more about him than me. Infact, I think he only swims for one reason - to watch the women - it is actually kind of creepy.1 -
One more to add - I hate it when an old guy follows steadily behind you lap after lap so he can stare at your cleavage each time you push off the wall, and then blatently continues to check you out as you swim by. Every lap.
Hmmm, I would never do that.....
Subtle is more my style ;-)0 -
I'm SOOOO impressed that you can (barely) pass me doing a 25 sprint as I crank out length #65.1
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Hardly. With this particular guy today, I think it was more about him than me. Infact, I think he only swims for one reason - to watch the women - it is actually kind of creepy.
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There's other reasons for swimming? :noway:0 -
I hate it when the Older Water aerobics ladies put on a bottle of Lady Musk and workout! So that when i come up for air I am Choking on their nasty purfume while swimming
And I double Hate it when people from the steam room use the POOL to rinse off and cool down! WTF Gross! we have showers at our gym! this is disgusting!!!0 -
And I double Hate it when people from the steam room use the POOL to rinse off and cool down! WTF Gross! we have showers at our gym! this is disgusting!!!
I hate it when someone is coming out of the locker room and headed for the pool and you can STILL smell the stink of their B.O.0 -
I hate it when the Older Water aerobics ladies put on a bottle of Lady Musk and workout! So that when i come up for air I am Choking on their nasty purfume while swimming
And I double Hate it when people from the steam room use the POOL to rinse off and cool down! WTF Gross! we have showers at our gym! this is disgusting!!!
^^^ Both of these things............0 -
You know what I hate.................You know what I hate
I hate it when you swim laps and there’s an empty lane next to you but a swimmer decides to join in your lane.
I hate it when a slow swimmer gets in the medium lane or worse still the fast lane !
I hate it when a swimmer swims on the wrong side of the lane.
I hate it when theres 100 kids in the pool and not one kid visits the toilet all day.
I hate it when a swimmer swims down the centre of the lane.
I hate it when a swimmer pushes off to start their training as you’re just about to turn and they break your rhythm.
I hate it when some kid has done a “polly waffle” in the pool. (think Caddy Shack)
I hate it when people talk all over the end of a lane so you can’t tumble turn without placing a foot on them. (mmmm. I’ll think about that).
I hate breastroke. Sorry breastrokers but it hurts my knees, I’m slow at it and it looks funny.
I hate swimmers that do backstroke and swim zig zag style down the pool.
I hate pools that are over chlorinated so it burns the skin.
I hate it when a fast swimmer gets in a medium or slow lane to show off.
I hate it when referees hold you on the blocks and wait for the big fat guy to wobble so they can DQ.
I hate it when a swimmer stops halfway for a rest.
I hate it when the ugly old guy keeps his speedos one season too long and they become see through.
I hate it when the changerooms have no hot water.
I hate it when you’re swimming a real good time for 800m and some guy is laying on the bottom of the pool with bluish skin and you have only done 400m.
I hate it when you get that guilty feeling at 600m that you should really check on him.
I hate it when you have completed your 800m and its not your best time as the guy took your mind off the swim.
I hate it when I cant swim.
In all seriousness I just really love swimming. I feel so much better for getting that off my chest. This rant was inspired by Denise that had a lane issue earlier this week.
TO ADD... I hate it when your suit starts to fall off during vigourous laps and you realise that you forgot to tie your string.....
I aso hate it when you get excited wearing you jammer and the pool is more crowded than usual....Just sayin.....0 -
These a reaaal gooooood! Here’s a few more.
I hate waiting for a pool lane to clear up (goes for road traffic lanes too)
I hate older water aerobics ladies. Period. They ‘re mean when they’re wet.
I hate when older water aerobics ladies show up 15mn before the class and start warming up, walking next to my lane.
I hate when older water aerobics ladies yell at me when I tell them they’re 10 mn early pulling these darn lane dividers.
I hate people who walk in the pool. Swim already.
Worse, I hate people who wear gym shoes in the pool. What the..?
I hate pools in fitness chains: too chlorinated, too warm, too many darn hygiene doubts
I hate it when I am able to see bandaids and other questionable stuff at the bottom of the pool, especially knowing that I’m so darn blind without glasses. Is that just the tip of the iceberg?
I hate people making nonsense exercise moves in the pool. Seriously, what the heck are they doing?? GO AWAY! YOU ARE A DISTRACTION TO HONEST, DEDICATED SWIMMERS, STRANGE WIGGLY PEOPLE!
I especially hate that middle-aged skinny lady, with her back parked at the corner of the pool, legs positioned at a right angle, strangely coordinating her opening them widely with the very moment I reach the end of the lane. Yuk, lady! I’m not interested in your V-monoVlog (yeah, bad visual)!
I hate people who swim without wetting their hair.
I hate when people who swim without wetting their hair beat me at speed swimming without even trying to race me.
I hate it when people come straight from the locker room into the pool without having taken a shower first. Or worse, I hate it when the sweaty cardio or lifting crowd comes straight from the locker room into the pool without having taken a shower first.
I hate it when in the locker room, those same sweaty people who just finished their gym workout proceed to dry they sweat using the hair dryer. DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO SHARE YOUR BO, PEOPLE? IT STIIIINKS!
I hate it when 4 hours after a swim workout, during a work meeting , I bend over an important document and suddenly water drizzles out of my nose all over the document, in front of everyone. They don’t know it’s pool water! It is, I swear! Don t you smell the chlorine?
I hate it when people fart at the pool. I hate it when people fart anywhere. Hold it, will you!
I hate it when people steal your lane. No kidding.. they do!
I hate it when people don't know (or ignore) lane-sharing etiquette
I hate it when I have to circle in the lane. Menage at trois in a lane? Very bad idea.0 -
You know what I love? Flying in the water. There's nothing like it.1
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These a reaaal gooooood! Here’s a few more.
I hate waiting for a pool lane to clear up (goes for road traffic lanes too)
I hate older water aerobics ladies. Period. They ‘re mean when they’re wet.
I hate when older water aerobics ladies show up 15mn before the class and start warming up, walking next to my lane.
I hate when older water aerobics ladies yell at me when I tell them they’re 10 mn early pulling these darn lane dividers.
I hate people who walk in the pool. Swim already.
Worse, I hate people who wear gym shoes in the pool. What the..?
I hate pools in fitness chains: too chlorinated, too warm, too many darn hygiene doubts
I hate it when I am able to see bandaids and other questionable stuff at the bottom of the pool, especially knowing that I’m so darn blind without glasses. Is that just the tip of the iceberg?
I hate people making nonsense exercise moves in the pool. Seriously, what the heck are they doing?? GO AWAY! YOU ARE A DISTRACTION TO HONEST, DEDICATED SWIMMERS, STRANGE WIGGLY PEOPLE!
I especially hate that middle-aged skinny lady, with her back parked at the corner of the pool, legs positioned at a right angle, strangely coordinating her opening them widely with the very moment I reach the end of the lane. Yuk, lady! I’m not interested in your V-monoVlog (yeah, bad visual)!
I hate people who swim without wetting their hair.
I hate when people who swim without wetting their hair beat me at speed swimming without even trying to race me.
I hate it when people come straight from the locker room into the pool without having taken a shower first. Or worse, I hate it when the sweaty cardio or lifting crowd comes straight from the locker room into the pool without having taken a shower first.
I hate it when in the locker room, those same sweaty people who just finished their gym workout proceed to dry they sweat using the hair dryer. DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO SHARE YOUR BO, PEOPLE? IT STIIIINKS!
I hate it when 4 hours after a swim workout, during a work meeting , I bend over an important document and suddenly water drizzles out of my nose all over the document, in front of everyone. They don’t know it’s pool water! It is, I swear! Don t you smell the chlorine?
OMG, I am splitting a gut. You are way too funny zerryz. These are the reasons I changed pools where I live - too many olds driving me nuts. Yes, I'd rather deal with bullies and pervs.0 -
Zerryz, I bow to you. You are truly great. That is some of the funniest stuff I've read. You are the master of wit and humour.0
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Thanks. Yeah, I can be funny but I'm certainly not the Master. You should read stuff that some of the people on my friend list write in the forums. HILARIOUS! But thanks, Swim.0
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Lol!
I love it and Agree with all the above! Great Stuff!
Can we do I Love now?:0 -
No "speed" lanes at my Y.
I "hate" when twenty something former swim team a-holes think they can force me to oval swim in a lane even though they are faster than my 50+ ars. I just stay in my lane and eventually they get the message and wait until another lane opens up. This only happened twice in the last decade. Usual worst case is two in a lane.
I "hate" when 3 teens are goofing off in a lap lane and sitting on the lane rope. Gave the idiots a good splash with my zip fins when they refused the lifeguards instruction to get off the rope.
I "hate" when the person in the next half lane is doing breast stroke and refuses to control their kicks and kicks me as a result. I don't even do breast stroke unless I have a lane to myself.
I love it when seniors are in the pool doing laps. No matter how slow they are I find this inspirational.
i love seeing the youth swim team practice in lanes when I am swimming. These kids can swim.0 -
I hate triathletes.
Harsh I know. But let me vent.
I hate when triathletes join a swimming squad. They immediately assess themselves so much better than they are and put themselves in the wrong lane (I hate that). They then dont touch the wall and pull up under the flags during sets (I hate that). And they dont let others touchiung the wall by not queueing properly (You get that I hate that as well). Then anything greater than 200m they sprint start and then die.
Okay thats my Friday morning vent !!
I didnt have any pervs, old ladies or bullies.0 -
I hate it when swimmers who are far more proficient than beginners who are just getting over the fear of the whole concept of the pool, the water, being clumsy in their strokes, being clumsy around pool etiquette and feeling completely isolated with no-one offering to tell them how to go about things, start compiling lists of hates towards them.
No - really I do empathize with a lot of points you make in your first post, but it is sad that newcomers are not welcomed to the pool and adults are not offered classes where they can correct their strokes before going out and annoying people like yourself.
I never learned to swim at school, talk myself the rough idea so I could swim but badly and then got some private coaching to re-learn a lot about the basic swimming strokes so I could actually move through the water more efficiently. If I hadn't done that, or couldn't afford to do that (as many cannot) then I would still be one of those people you hate.0 -
I hate it when swimmers who are far more proficient than beginners who are just getting over the fear of the whole concept of the pool, the water, being clumsy in their strokes, being clumsy around pool etiquette and feeling completely isolated with no-one offering to tell them how to go about things, start compiling lists of hates towards them.
No - really I do empathize with a lot of points you make in your first post, but it is sad that newcomers are not welcomed to the pool and adults are not offered classes where they can correct their strokes before going out and annoying people like yourself.
I never learned to swim at school, talk myself the rough idea so I could swim but badly and then got some private coaching to re-learn a lot about the basic swimming strokes so I could actually move through the water more efficiently. If I hadn't done that, or couldn't afford to do that (as many cannot) then I would still be one of those people you hate.
Personally, I find beginning adult swimmers to be highly inspirational. They are in the pool working to do something they haven't done much of. I'm no expert nor do I play one on TV. So I tend not to offer advice. But I will mention that when I first started swimming to try and improve my level of fitness, I only managed to make 6 laps. Now swim up to 125 laps in a single swim. Persistence is the key. Never give up. Watch what other do. If you see someone with a more efficient stroke, watch them and try to copy them.
That is what I do. I don't swim fast. When I really push hard I can make 45 seconds per lap. But my normal pace is 50 to 55 seconds per lap. But I can swim for a couple hours now. 90 is my new 36 :bigsmile:0 -
Ohhhhhhh we swimmers don't hate YOU people, we just HATE the annoying behaviors you non-swimmers bring into our space...har har....all jokes aside, every sport has etiquette, why would swimming be any different?0
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