Stomper: 'If you are not careful, once you come out of the swimming pool, you could hit the metal pole.'
Imagine you just swam 50 laps in the pool. You are spent. You go to the ladder at the side of the pool to climb out of the water.Why didn't you watch where you were going? You just swam 50 laps and you were tired.shared photos of such a pole at the Toa Payoh Swimming Complex.
"Good engineering design of the pole directly in front of the swimming pool ladder," said the Stomper sarcastically. "It is a potential hazard. If you are not careful, once you come out of the swimming pool, you could hit the metal pole."In response to a Stomp query, a Sport Singapore spokesperson said:"The backstroke indicator pole was installed for the safety of swimmers, as it informs backstroke swimmers that they are nearing the end of the pool.
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