Guest guest Posted August 13, 2001 Report Share Posted August 13, 2001 I would like to bring up a subject which has bothered me for years and is thrown into relief now I am swimming a lot here in Israel. That is the problem of people swimming backstroke without looking where they are going. Is this normal/acceptable behaviour? Are the front swimmers *supposed* to just keep out of the way of the backstroke swimmers who blithely bash their way ever onwards (or backwards) without so much as a glance behind them, just assuming everyone will make space for them? I confess a few years back to have become so fedup with the number of these (IMHO anyway) selfish swimmers, that I gleefully watched two backstroke swimmers going in the opposite direction, plough into each other head to head with a satisfying " thwack " . Was it very mean of me not to have warned them of an imminent collision? Or is there a kind of swimmer's Highway code about looking behind you during backstroke? I think they should wear wing mirrors! Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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