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 find it true as well, that butterfly doesn't always scare away the lap swimmers. I think they're looking more at sharing with the single person, vs. circle swimming in general. This happens to me all the time. Should I feel guilty that I'm doing fly and the nearly 80 year old lady is almost drowning? :) I vary my sets depending on who's with me, don't worry. :)
Also, if I'm swimming at the Y, I just assume that at some point, I'll have a lanemate, so I just start swimming on the side that works best for me from the beginning.
I was also yelled at by a bunch of 70+ yr old busy-body noodlers for swimming fly and allegedly swamping an 80 yr old - she later told me she was just fine. The noodlers also try to get in the lanes ahead of time to clog it up and complain loudly about making waves in the pool, which apparenlty inhibits floating and chatting (must make them sea sick). Even the lap swimmers at the Y don't like faster swimmers cause of the wake. The lanes are marked slow, medium and fast, and no one pays any attention - the guards don't care cause they're chatting with the noodlers.
I don't mind swimming doubled up, stop my fly for an approaching swimmer, and always ask someone standing on the deck to jump in, no matter how big there mask and snorkel. However, I am dying to put my thumb over the snorkel hole (Caddie Shack) when standing at the pool end and one these guys makes a closed U-turn.:D
I find it true as well, that butterfly doesn't always scare away the lap swimmers. I think they're looking more at sharing with the single person, vs. circle swimming in general. This happens to me all the time. Should I feel guilty that I'm doing fly and the nearly 80 year old lady is almost drowning? :) I vary my sets depending on who's with me, don't worry. :)
Also, if I'm swimming at the Y, I just assume that at some point, I'll have a lanemate, so I just start swimming on the side that works best for me from the beginning.
I was also yelled at by a bunch of 70+ yr old busy-body noodlers for swimming fly and allegedly swamping an 80 yr old - she later told me she was just fine. The noodlers also try to get in the lanes ahead of time to clog it up and complain loudly about making waves in the pool, which apparenlty inhibits floating and chatting (must make them sea sick). Even the lap swimmers at the Y don't like faster swimmers cause of the wake. The lanes are marked slow, medium and fast, and no one pays any attention - the guards don't care cause they're chatting with the noodlers.
I don't mind swimming doubled up, stop my fly for an approaching swimmer, and always ask someone standing on the deck to jump in, no matter how big there mask and snorkel. However, I am dying to put my thumb over the snorkel hole (Caddie Shack) when standing at the pool end and one these guys makes a closed U-turn.:D
