Ah, but I do that too! 750-1000m before my class. For me, 20 mins of breast stroke will burn only about 150 cals, at least according to my HRM. Plus I do a 2000m swim on Sundays. Jus because I go to aquacize class, doesn't mean I don't swim!

I also hate the guy that swims laps and is a mega splasher! He whacks his arm into the water open palmed when doing over arm. Its loud and annoying.

I hate when there are 2 FREAKING POOLS, one for lap swimming and one for open/family swim, and the open family swim is completely empty and yet there are 5 boys playing catch or monkey in the middle, or whatever the crap they were playing, in the lane next to me in the lap pool. especially when they suck at catching and they had to continuously enter my lane for a wayward ball.

I hate when old ladies can't smell their own crappy perfume, and almost drown me halfway down the length of the pool with their "atmosphere."

A-freaking-men to that

I hate when I'm on my way to the pool, and realize I have to pee, but I'm barefoot, so I make the trek back to my lockers to get my shoes, go to the bathroom, and then back to my lockers to put my shoes back to go to the showers... it's so annoying xD

See this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njfhv6NWWJI If it's good enough for Missy, Natalie, and Tyler, it's good enough for you.

I hate it when I'm in the middle of a swim set, taking 10secs on the wall or whatever, and someone stops to strike up a conversation. Just because we are in the same pool doesn't mean I have time to converse! I'm on a timed interval and panting goddamnit! :grumble:

/end rant

1. Don't make eye contact.
2. They'll assume you have ear plugs in and can't hear them.

Now you know my secret formula.

You know what I hate............

I hate that larger ladies don't realize the implication of buoyancy vs. gravity that fat has. That the swimsuit that is tight down below on land isn't tight when the fat floats up instead of hangs down. That in some cases the bottom of their suit is 6" away from their ahem... lady bits.... and the leg openings are showing everything.

I hate it when ladies that are like that are doing walking laps on the shallow end in the lane right next to me.

I further hate the fact that I swim at least 200 days a year, and while the large ladies are showing off all the freaking time, not ONCE has one of the fit ladies had a wardrobe malfunction.

Why don't you tell them? "Ahem, madam, your coin purse is open..."

I hate it when I feel compelled to skip the butterfly portion of my workout because of poor swimmers or babies in the pool. Really, it's because management won't put up lave dividers. So my sim is too aggressive for the old folks struggling to jog in the deep end.

I hate it when I feel compelled to skip the butterfly portion of my workout because of poor swimmers or babies in the pool. Really, it's because management won't put up lave dividers. So my sim is too aggressive for the old folks struggling to jog in the deep end.

If the reason they won't put them in is because of laziness, ask if they'll let you put them in and then take them back out. Our swim teams put them in and take them out when they use the pool. Lap swimmers in the morning also have permission to add lane lines if they aren't there, so long as the management knows that the people putting them in know what they are doing (not over tightening).

I think I will ask them. Thanks for the idea!

I hate when the large therapy pool is empty yet there are 3 lanes of the laps pool with people with foam dumbbells and noodles. get that **** outta here!

i also hate when someone asks if we can share a lane and then they "swim" - like the jellyfish style mentioned before in this thread, and jog back to the start. You could easily do this again in the therapy pool. Its big enough.