tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686991059820767773.post779866150689440087..comments2024-03-20T00:59:56.902-07:00Comments on palblog: Pool cueUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686991059820767773.post-91212239571788143542010-06-14T09:38:06.514-07:002010-06-14T09:38:06.514-07:00Here is Ohio, we kind of have it weird with pools....Here is Ohio, we kind of have it weird with pools. We have the public pools outside, but there are also indoor public pools. I do happen to know however, that apartment place pools do have a sort of marker system. I had to paint the stupid little white triangles when I worked maintenance. It could have been just that place I worked at, but.. i do recall seeing some sort of marker in most of the pools I've been in. Maybe we Ohioans are just a bit accident prone lol, I dunno.Jeff Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129383413353222579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686991059820767773.post-80001423089679040082010-06-14T08:53:08.535-07:002010-06-14T08:53:08.535-07:00"Adam Riches said...
This is actually a prett..."Adam Riches said...<br />This is actually a pretty great idea, though I imagine it serves a greater purpose up in your neck of the woods where most hotel pools are likely indoors, due to the cold. In Florida, you'd be reasonably hard pressed to find an indoor pool anywhere!"<br /><br /><b>That's a good point, Adam -- and now that you made it, I recall seeing a lot of outdoor hotel pools when I've traveled in the southern states. -- PL</b>PLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14615918982616632405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686991059820767773.post-83422740268323902502010-06-14T08:23:22.465-07:002010-06-14T08:23:22.465-07:00As a competitive swimmer, I can tell you that in m...As a competitive swimmer, I can tell you that in most large pools there should be something called a "Backstroke Turn Indicator," or more simply a "Backstroke Flag" string. This is essentially a string strung across the pool with colored flags hanging off of it so that when doing the backstroke you can see that you are approximately 10 yrds away from the wall. There are usally 2 sets of strings, one at each end of the lane. You then can plan how many strokes (usually 2 or 3 maybe) before you need to turn on your belly to approach the wall. This is how all of those Olympic swimmers you see can "tell" its time to turn and seem to do so fluidly and without much of a break in stroke. <br /><br />I do agree that you don't often see this in hotel pools (probably because most people are doing laps). If you'd like to see an example of the flag line, check here: http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/344905/344905,1258583241,1/stock-photo-indoor-swimming-pool-with-lane-lines-and-backstroke-flags-41209351.jpgDanny Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05479124696518753046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686991059820767773.post-46793980037849637712010-06-14T07:10:48.001-07:002010-06-14T07:10:48.001-07:00This is actually a pretty great idea, though I ima...This is actually a pretty great idea, though I imagine it serves a greater purpose up in your neck of the woods where most hotel pools are likely indoors, due to the cold. In Florida, you'd be reasonably hard pressed to find an indoor pool anywhere!Adam Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897594543447112497noreply@blogger.com