So last night the last 2 lanes that are reserved for lap swimming were busier than usual. 1 lane had a HS kid doing a workout and then some rather large fella just slowly swimming. They had divided the lane into 2 and each staying on their side. No biggie.
The other lane had 3 people in it and all looked like swimmers and had been around the block. They were circle swimming. I hopped in the lane and started my 600 yd warm up. After I finished I stayed in the lane at one end to catch my breath and moved to the inside corner nearest corner of the base and lane wall. I did so thinking this would allow the remaining swimmers to drift to the center to do their flip turns and then push out and go back to the right side of the lane. Apparently I did this wrong... as I swam down to the other end I notice all 3 of the swimmers are at one end and pointing at me and obviously talking about me. Then the woman hops out of the lane and goes into the other lane and gives me the stink eye the entire time... and so does her husband/boyfriend.
Was I out of line by going to the corner and getting "small"???
Three days a week, I swim with my kids' team. We have lane ropes and I usually share a lane with 2-5 kids. My only complaint there is that they often don't follow the 5 second rule and we end up way too close to each other in the turns. But they seem to grasp the concept of circle swimming so much better than the adults I swim with!
I swim with kids too, we often have 7-8 per lane & we go a strict 10 seconds behind (LCM). SCY we often have 5-6 or more per lane, and we definitely go 5 behind, or 7-8 behind. And you're right - kids understand the concept of sharing, and circle swimming much better than the adults. Somehow when people graduate from highschool they seem to think that they should have a lane to themselves or something, and if they do have to share, it's gotta be sides. I've never had a kid look askance at me for joining their lane - adults on the other hand almost always object (unless you train with them on a regular basis - but even then, some of them just gotta have their own lane).
Three days a week, I swim with my kids' team. We have lane ropes and I usually share a lane with 2-5 kids. My only complaint there is that they often don't follow the 5 second rule and we end up way too close to each other in the turns. But they seem to grasp the concept of circle swimming so much better than the adults I swim with!
I swim with kids too, we often have 7-8 per lane & we go a strict 10 seconds behind (LCM). SCY we often have 5-6 or more per lane, and we definitely go 5 behind, or 7-8 behind. And you're right - kids understand the concept of sharing, and circle swimming much better than the adults. Somehow when people graduate from highschool they seem to think that they should have a lane to themselves or something, and if they do have to share, it's gotta be sides. I've never had a kid look askance at me for joining their lane - adults on the other hand almost always object (unless you train with them on a regular basis - but even then, some of them just gotta have their own lane).
