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Argh - embarrassing pool incident today...

Elsa

Aug 3, 09 16:12

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Argh - embarrassing pool incident today...	Can't Post

Ugh, I hate the rec center pool. Today reminded me why. It was super crowded, mostly older people, not what you'd consider competitive swimmers. I'm sharing a lane with a guy doing a very 'wide' and slow breaststroke. To make matters worse, we're in the lane with the handicap lift, so he's swimming more toward the middle and I'm crammed as tight against the lane marker as possible.

Swimming toward me in the next lane over is an old lady doing some form of the elementary backstroke that involves thrusting both arms, hands in fists, out to her sides. She is also sharing a lane and up against her lane marker, but seeing as she's doing the backstroke (?? you could call it that??) she can't see where she's going.

Well, as we pass - me going one way swimming freestyle and her coming the other way doing backstroke - she throws her arms out and her fist lands squarely in my cleavage, yes, right down my suit!!

That was enough for me to call it a day. 700 short, but so, soo over it...

Gazelle

Aug 3, 09 17:16

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Re: Argh - embarrassing pool incident today... [Elsa] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Maybe that was her way of making a pass at you? ;-)

Actually, look at the bright side - generally it's the person who commits the gaffe who gets to own the embarrassment. So at least you don't have to cringe at the memory of feeling someone up during lap swim!
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S. Pinkfontaine

Aug 3, 09 17:49

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Re: Argh - embarrassing pool incident today... [Elsa] [In reply to]	Can't Post

So, what you are saying that if I want to increase my chances of feeling a woman up, I need to do a horrible imitation of the elementary backstroke? I think I can manage that!
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FeS

Aug 3, 09 18:23

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Re: Argh - embarrassing pool incident today... [Elsa] [In reply to]	Can't Post

In college I swam the backstroke and have a pretty wide pull underwater. More than once I got a *full* handful of the guys in the lane next to me. Strangely, none of them ever complained! Still, pretty embarrassing for me :)

Have you tried being more assertive to get the people that you share a lane with to move over? Buzzing by them pretty closely, or pulling out some fast intervals tends to move people over. If you're not comfortable asking someone directly, is there a guard you could ask?

WitchyWoman

Aug 6, 09 10:53

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Re: Argh - embarrassing pool incident today... [FeS] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Heh. Once I was doing a flip turn in these very tight lanes we have to share at our luxurious pool, and I somehow flailed and smacked the bottom of the guy in the next lane.

PirateGirl

Aug 6, 09 13:17

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Re: Argh - embarrassing pool incident today... [WitchyWoman] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Last week I was doing a warm up 500 and there's one really strange guy who swims with us, but always does his own thing, and when he's not swimming he's normally picking his teeth as I was doing a flip turn, he was adjusting himself and I got a full on closeup view.

SallyShortyPnts

Aug 8, 09 8:58

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Re: Argh - embarrassing pool incident today... [PirateGirl] [In reply to]	Can't Post

In Reply To:

Rhetorical question...why is it always the "really strange guy" and never Adonis at a moment like this???

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kitkat

Aug 8, 09 19:46

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Re: Argh - embarrassing pool incident today... [Gazelle] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Totally agree w/Gazelle. I think I would rather have the hand down my swimsuit top by accident then have some whale of a guy slam me in the head while doing the butterfly. Yes, it happened, and no he didn't aplogize or even acknowleged that it happened. Yes, I'm sure he knew it. Practically gave me a concussion, thank you very much.

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