4xsama said...
Hi,
If any of you swim laps at the local pool you might be able to comment on the following observations (rant);
1 - Nobody is a slow swimmer. That's why the fast lane is chocked with breast strokers, people with kick boards (no fins) and dudes in huge baggy boardies. This also explains why people will kick off just as you are about to turn and start another lap (for them to be caught up with about 10m into the lap),
2 - The best place to stand around having a natter is in the middle of the lane at the end of the pool. Nobody really wants to disturb you when they would like to turn and kick off the wall,
3 - Life guards are at the pool exclusively to save lives, not maintain some order and advise a person they may in fact not be Thorpie in his kowabunga dude/kickboard phase.
I have had a chat with a couple of the life guards about the aquatically challenged swimmers but I get a 'what the f**k are you on about' look.
My old pool in Fitzroy had guards who would kick you out of a fast lane for not doing freestyle and advise on teh correct location to chat. The signs at the pool were also pretty explicit on what you can and cant do in the fast/medium/slow lanes.
Is it a WA thing? I know the drivers here can't merge on the road either.
I feel a bit better now I have that off my chest.
Cheers
HAHAHAAHA - had a good chuckle reading this. Its all very true!
You sure you don't swim at Harold Holt pool in Melbourne? Perfectly described.
Everytime I decide, okay, going to swim more now, I remember as above, just why I don't like swimming.....
You forgot to add:
The gym/fitness junkies who get in, rip out two laps, touch your toes to hurry you up, only to disappear after the said two laps....
Dudes who breast stroke infront of you :/ Slowly.
Chubby hairy people who jump in the fast lane, who possibly only do so because they recall how fast they used to swim (when they were 12?)..... and then proceed to float to the end...perhaps hoping that someone on steriods urinates and they consume it and gain some powers to swim faster....
Saying that I think its great people working of weight (which is what I do), so I'm not a hater... just think some more thought should go into which lane you choose.
I'm definitely not a super fast swimmer, quite average, and I move into slower lanes if I find I'm not keeping pace.... I also make sure I give decent distance for women, especially doing breast stroke....but I think these issues just come down to self awareness... and generally (typing), most people, it seems, have very little.
