Things That Annoyed Me Whilst Swimming Tonight

1. Having to reverse park in to a tight spot as the car park was so busy with all the New Years Resolutioners going to the gym & Weight Watchers class
2. Someone had walked mud all through the 'shoe-free zone' that is the ladies changing rooms
3. The smell of the disinfectant cleaning stuff they use (see 2 above)
4. The slowest swimmer I have ever witnessed in my life was in the slow line - I know we all have to start somewhere but this was just taking the biscuit!  I think I would have moved faster if I'd just laid on my back and tried to stay still!  And because it was so busy it was hard to over-take without nearly crashing in to the on-coming 'traffic'!
5. People who block the end of the lane.  I know people need to stop and take a break but leave a little room for the rest of us to touch base and turn around.  One woman kept leaning back against the side and stretching her legs out in the pool in front of her - right where you are supposed to start your new length meaning you had turn around and push off directly in to the path of the people swimming in the opposite direction!  I'm sure she spent more time doing this and chatting to her friend than she did actually swimming & I'm concerned that the IT boys at work said that people are having a wee when they do this (the leg kicking disguised the yellowness apparently) - yuck!
6. Nasty women - 2 women were in hysterics at the breathing technique of one of the men in the fast lane.  I'm sorry love, but if that helps him swim multiple lengths in the fast lane without stopping, I don't think you should be laughing, especially when you are said leg kicker above!  If we were all to be bitchy and laugh at our fellow swimmers you wouldn't want to set foot out of the changing rooms the way you look in your swimsuit - MEOW!
7. The fast lane swimmers' encroaching arms and legs under the lane rope - kicking and hitting me
8. New swimming cap hurt my ears (though did keep my hair dry and make it quicker and easier to get dry after)
9. Goggles kept fogging up so couldn't wear them
10. Eyes got stingy (see 9 above)
11. I stink of chlorine

Right rant over - I really must learn not to sweat the small stuff....

And on that note - Oh yeah, new PB tonight of 70 lengths (1750m) in 65 minutes