My cold and I had no plans to swim hard or fast. Or we might have become really frustrated. Or really cranky. Or both! So here, for your reading pleasure, are a few of the things that could have easily pushed me over the edge:
♦ In Hot Water. Yeesh. Suddenly the pool has become a therapeutic pool! Ugh!
♦ Backstroke Guy. Now, folks, there are people that swim backstroke considerably faster than I swim freestyle. They belong in the fast lane. Swimming backstroke. And while they're there, I might easily belong a few lanes over! Guy I'm lapping on a regular basis while he's swimming freestyle; not so much! On his back with no shoulder flexibility, no body roll, arms literally entering at 10 & 2 (and hips so low he's swimming like a bathtub) — Backstroke Guy = Lane Hog. With 6 folks in the lane! And three in the medium lane. You don't Invoke Testosterone and stay in the fast lane to hold people up. There's no shame in changing lanes! Really, it makes not an iota of difference to me that you're an Ironman. Note to self: Not all Ironpeeps are as fabulous as tri-bloggers!
♦ Open Turn Guy. Nothing wrong with open turns. Except ... maybe ... if you don't know how to do them! If you stop swimming before you touch the wall, paddle about a bit and finally orient your body the opposite direction, then push off from the wrong side of the lane, you are a disaster waiting to happen. Also, not recommended to hang out in the shallow end arms spread across the gutter as if the cross-hatch were your personal crucifix! It's where people turn!!! In my addled little brain, I have this idea floating around that if you're in the fast lane you ought to know how to turn. Or at least stay out of the way!
♦ Swim Toys Guy. You want to swim with flippers? Okay. You want to swim with paddles? Alright. You want to swim with a pull buoy? Fine. But why in the name of (insert deity here) would you want to swim with all of them at the same time?? (Pattern of swim: 50 paddles + fins, RI?, 50 paddles + fins + pull buoy. Repeat.)
The busier the pool is, the more important lane etiquette becomes. Know what's expected at your pool. And share the lane!!! But then what do I know?
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