Hello,
I have a question regarding etiquette when sharing/splitting a lane that is against the wall (with the ladders).
Today a woman wanted to share my lane with me but was perturbed when I told her that I wanted the pool side of the lane.
It is my feeling that if I am in the lane first I get to decide what side I want, either the wall side or the pool side.
Is there a general rule or some type of etiquette that I am not aware of?
I'm sure I've told this story here before, but it's one of my favorites. My wife was lap swimming in her own lane. She noticed a guy on deck kind of staring at the pool, presumably waiting for a lane to open up or something. My wife kept going for a while but then she saw him standing over her lane so she stopped and asked him if he would like to split the lane. He said yes, got in and started swimming. After about a 100 or so I guess he stopped my wife and said something like "this isn't going to work. I think you're going to cross into my half of the lane, so I think you should move." Let's recap: my wife was in the lane first and she wasn't crossing into his side, he was just afraid she might, so she should move.
I'm sure I've told this story here before, but it's one of my favorites. My wife was lap swimming in her own lane. She noticed a guy on deck kind of staring at the pool, presumably waiting for a lane to open up or something. My wife kept going for a while but then she saw him standing over her lane so she stopped and asked him if he would like to split the lane. He said yes, got in and started swimming. After about a 100 or so I guess he stopped my wife and said something like "this isn't going to work. I think you're going to cross into my half of the lane, so I think you should move." Let's recap: my wife was in the lane first and she wasn't crossing into his side, he was just afraid she might, so she should move.
