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
3-5 I have no problem with. It's when it's 3-5 at the YMCA, when one of them is ME, and the 2-4 are water walkers, kickers, breaststrokers with long fins, and the general folk you find at a YMCA lap swim.
That is why I don't mind my 7+ in a lane at my swim team practices. Everyone knows the rules of the road, they're matched in speed, somewhat, but we can work together, and everyone's doing the same thing.
Yes. It's so much about the environment and WHO is swimming with you! I can gladly share a lane with 3-7 age group kids and have no problem (aside from the occasional slow kid who assumes their faster than me because I'm old ;)). But swimming at our public pool is not so fun. I rarely have to circle swim (unless it's with my husband), but that's mostly because people will keep splitting and splitting lanes (with no ropes) until we can barely do any fly or *** because we're squeezed in like sardines. :bolt:
3-5 I have no problem with. It's when it's 3-5 at the YMCA, when one of them is ME, and the 2-4 are water walkers, kickers, breaststrokers with long fins, and the general folk you find at a YMCA lap swim.
That is why I don't mind my 7+ in a lane at my swim team practices. Everyone knows the rules of the road, they're matched in speed, somewhat, but we can work together, and everyone's doing the same thing.
Yes. It's so much about the environment and WHO is swimming with you! I can gladly share a lane with 3-7 age group kids and have no problem (aside from the occasional slow kid who assumes their faster than me because I'm old ;)). But swimming at our public pool is not so fun. I rarely have to circle swim (unless it's with my husband), but that's mostly because people will keep splitting and splitting lanes (with no ropes) until we can barely do any fly or *** because we're squeezed in like sardines. :bolt:
