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 am so glad that I get to swim in an organized workout. I don't know how you can stand the frustration of trying to fit in with casual pool users.
January is distance month for our team so I went in on Sunday to try to get in some extra distance. There is 1 six lane 25 yd pool and half of it was roped off for free swim. In the three "lap" lanes there were the following:
Lane 1 - an elderly woman who swam a combination breaststroke/sidestroke with a twisting 2 1/2 layout breathing technique who swam so slowly that she literally defied the laws of physics.
Lane 2 - an elderly man in full Sea Hunt regalia (sans tank and regulator) who swam what could be best described as a spider crawl - arms and legs never leave the water but instead move to the sides of the body but in the water in a manner that must be designed to make maximum use of the most water possible. Needless to say, this technique is on the slow side of a crawl (that's "a" crawl not "the" crawl).
Lane 3 - a younger (compared to Lanes 1 & 2) person who apparently is training for the boy scout swimming merit badge and is trying to perfect the sidestroke and elementary backstroke sections of the test.
It was apparent that sharing a lane would be dangerous at best and while I was not confident that any of the existing occupants would be able to last very long, there were 2 other people waiting for their chance to take over a lane of their own.
Back to the subject of this thread, if that happened to me I would make a strong suggestion that the new person in the lane go and find another lane that did not have a wall.
I am so glad that I get to swim in an organized workout. I don't know how you can stand the frustration of trying to fit in with casual pool users.
January is distance month for our team so I went in on Sunday to try to get in some extra distance. There is 1 six lane 25 yd pool and half of it was roped off for free swim. In the three "lap" lanes there were the following:
Lane 1 - an elderly woman who swam a combination breaststroke/sidestroke with a twisting 2 1/2 layout breathing technique who swam so slowly that she literally defied the laws of physics.
Lane 2 - an elderly man in full Sea Hunt regalia (sans tank and regulator) who swam what could be best described as a spider crawl - arms and legs never leave the water but instead move to the sides of the body but in the water in a manner that must be designed to make maximum use of the most water possible. Needless to say, this technique is on the slow side of a crawl (that's "a" crawl not "the" crawl).
Lane 3 - a younger (compared to Lanes 1 & 2) person who apparently is training for the boy scout swimming merit badge and is trying to perfect the sidestroke and elementary backstroke sections of the test.
It was apparent that sharing a lane would be dangerous at best and while I was not confident that any of the existing occupants would be able to last very long, there were 2 other people waiting for their chance to take over a lane of their own.
Back to the subject of this thread, if that happened to me I would make a strong suggestion that the new person in the lane go and find another lane that did not have a wall.
