Just wondering, when lane swimming and a faster swimmer can't for some reason go around a slower swimmer (narrow lane, busy lane, slower swimmer is in the middle of the lane, whatever), is it acceptable etiquette for the faster swimmer to pass underneath the slower swimmer? Will that freak out the slower swimmer?
Alan
One guy in particaular screamed at me for pushing off on his tail. I always thought it he was being ridiculous. I don't think I ever touched his feet. He was well ahead of my by the end of the first 50, and that way I could finish most swims before getting caught by the leader. Some people...
I've swum behind people like that too.
When someone tells me I'm going too close behind, I'll purposely go 6-7 seconds behind, when we're normally going 5 back. I swim to relieve stress, and I try to avoid anything in swimming that creates extra stress.
When I have a tailgater on me, I'll usually say something like, "I'm going to mix up the strokes a bit, why don't you go ahead." Mixing in a little breaststroke usually fixes the situation, and I could always use it anyway.
And to the OP, I would never advise swimming underneath someone. Well maybe in water polo, but not in a lap swim environment.
One guy in particaular screamed at me for pushing off on his tail. I always thought it he was being ridiculous. I don't think I ever touched his feet. He was well ahead of my by the end of the first 50, and that way I could finish most swims before getting caught by the leader. Some people...
I've swum behind people like that too.
When someone tells me I'm going too close behind, I'll purposely go 6-7 seconds behind, when we're normally going 5 back. I swim to relieve stress, and I try to avoid anything in swimming that creates extra stress.
When I have a tailgater on me, I'll usually say something like, "I'm going to mix up the strokes a bit, why don't you go ahead." Mixing in a little breaststroke usually fixes the situation, and I could always use it anyway.
And to the OP, I would never advise swimming underneath someone. Well maybe in water polo, but not in a lap swim environment.
