Just wondering from you more experienced public pool swimmers what the general social rules are for swimming in the roped off lap lanes?
I've tried doing so once with kickboard, but found myself going quite slow (and also needing to rest more) and decided to not use them until I felt I had the speed and stamina to not slow the lane down.
Our pool uses circular lane swimming, where a person can swim up the sides (either left or right) of a lane and then swim down the middle of it when going back.
Depending on the day, the lanes can either be completely open or have as many as 4 people in them.
Should a person requiring significant rest between lap cycles get out of the pool during that time? Should a slower person use the open pool area instead of lanes? What type of lap lane etiquette have you guys found most common in public pools?
Venting...
This morning some chucklehead decides to jump into the my lane 30 minutes into the workout, but he did it without paying attention. I'd been alone in the lane (heaven!) the whole time and it's halfway thru practice and in the middle of a hard, long set, no less. Next thing you know I damn near run into him head-on. He never made any indication he was there. Then he wanted to circle. That would've been fine had he been there from the start, but he still was going to warm up or do something. We weren't even on the same set. Had no idea of his speed. I don't know where this dude came from (walk-on or maybe new guy?), but boy he screwed up the mojo I had going. Coach said that he the guy didn't do what he was told.
My only fun after that was when I had fins on and would kick extra hard when he was close to give him my wake. LOL! Yeah, that's mean, but it made me feel better.
Rant over. I feel better, thank you. :banana:
Venting...
This morning some chucklehead decides to jump into the my lane 30 minutes into the workout, but he did it without paying attention. I'd been alone in the lane (heaven!) the whole time and it's halfway thru practice and in the middle of a hard, long set, no less. Next thing you know I damn near run into him head-on. He never made any indication he was there. Then he wanted to circle. That would've been fine had he been there from the start, but he still was going to warm up or do something. We weren't even on the same set. Had no idea of his speed. I don't know where this dude came from (walk-on or maybe new guy?), but boy he screwed up the mojo I had going. Coach said that he the guy didn't do what he was told.
My only fun after that was when I had fins on and would kick extra hard when he was close to give him my wake. LOL! Yeah, that's mean, but it made me feel better.
Rant over. I feel better, thank you. :banana:
