For those of you with fewer than 4 people in a lane at workout, congratulations, this rant does not apply to you. I hope.
For the rest of us, especially those who regularly have to share with 8 or more per lane, does your coach keep the wall cleared so everyone has an opportunity to finish swimming? Or does the wall get cluttered with the first two or three people who think it is necessary to hold onto the gutter with both hands and have both feet on the ledge? And are oblivious to the idea that there may be other swimmers behind them that want to get a time for the full distance of the pool? Yeah, me too.
My solution has been to get faster so I can become the lane leader. But until that happens, I just swim into anyone who gets in my way. I think it's also how I establish some rank as the only women in a lane that's usually full of men.
Also, I've found that it's helpful to speak up and ask my lane mates to make way for the finish. That actually got the point across better than the passive-aggressive colliding...
My solution has been to get faster so I can become the lane leader. But until that happens, I just swim into anyone who gets in my way. I think it's also how I establish some rank as the only women in a lane that's usually full of men.
Also, I've found that it's helpful to speak up and ask my lane mates to make way for the finish. That actually got the point across better than the passive-aggressive colliding...
