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
I've had the problem where I've asked the faster swimmers to tap me on the foot to let me know when they want to pass me and one guy won't do it. I end up having to be aware of where he is so I don't cut him off at the wall. I'll see him coming the opposite direction and since I know how fast he is, I know when in theory he'll pass me so I stay to the right. He won't swim past, he is certainly fast and fit enough to sprint past me but he continually will draft off of me until we get to the wall, at which point, I totally have to mess up my turn to swim underneath him because he is right on my toes. I never know where he is at that point so I never know where at the wall to turn. I've asked him to tap my toes, I want to be considerate, especially since I know what it is like to be in his shoes as the fastest swimmer in a lane and not being able to pass people and I want to accomodate him. So now I just move all the way to the left after everyone ahead of me has swum past in the opposite direction and then that way I am away from the drafting maniac and won't risk a messed up turn. And he can do his turn how he wants and then zip past me on the left at the push-off.
Suggesting I move to a slower lane won't work. The pool my team works out in has such narrow lanes and only 4 lanes, that we convert them to two big lanes, so we have a fast lane and a slow lane. I am way too fast for the slow lane for that to be an option.
I've had the problem where I've asked the faster swimmers to tap me on the foot to let me know when they want to pass me and one guy won't do it. I end up having to be aware of where he is so I don't cut him off at the wall. I'll see him coming the opposite direction and since I know how fast he is, I know when in theory he'll pass me so I stay to the right. He won't swim past, he is certainly fast and fit enough to sprint past me but he continually will draft off of me until we get to the wall, at which point, I totally have to mess up my turn to swim underneath him because he is right on my toes. I never know where he is at that point so I never know where at the wall to turn. I've asked him to tap my toes, I want to be considerate, especially since I know what it is like to be in his shoes as the fastest swimmer in a lane and not being able to pass people and I want to accomodate him. So now I just move all the way to the left after everyone ahead of me has swum past in the opposite direction and then that way I am away from the drafting maniac and won't risk a messed up turn. And he can do his turn how he wants and then zip past me on the left at the push-off.
Suggesting I move to a slower lane won't work. The pool my team works out in has such narrow lanes and only 4 lanes, that we convert them to two big lanes, so we have a fast lane and a slow lane. I am way too fast for the slow lane for that to be an option.
