I'm a newbie and just had my first practice yesterday sharing the lane with other swimmers. There were five of us, and it was horrible. I could barely get across one length of the pool and I actually panicked because I've never swum with others in the lane, certainly not four or five other people, and I was afraid of hitting or being hit. I stayed close to the rope, so much that I hit it a few times. Now I'm thinking, should I have joined this program? Am I one of those people who just prefers to swim alone? It was pretty scary.
I know those of you who do this all the time probably think, pffffft. No biggie. But I've never been so tense in the pool and when I swim on my own, I'm fine, do lots of laps for about an hour with very few breaks, so I know it's not my skill level. But I don't even know if I want to go back to a practice. I got bumped a few times, bumped into someone else, and basically made a fool of myself.
I also noticed that certain people displace the water an awful lot, and that was a new sensation.
Jimbosback, I hear what you're saying about water walkers, though where I swim most of them are going way too slow or taking it much too easy to derive any benefit other than getting their suit wet. The ones with shower caps just crack me up, but hey, that could be me in ten years.:afraid:The way I see it, they have the whole shallow end open to them. It's fine for what they're doing. You don't need to hog a lap lane to push weights around or hang onto a noodle. I'll share my lane with them, though, but apparently they don't want to. The looks I get when I ask to share could drop the pool temp to uncomfortably cold.
Jimbosback, I hear what you're saying about water walkers, though where I swim most of them are going way too slow or taking it much too easy to derive any benefit other than getting their suit wet. The ones with shower caps just crack me up, but hey, that could be me in ten years.:afraid:The way I see it, they have the whole shallow end open to them. It's fine for what they're doing. You don't need to hog a lap lane to push weights around or hang onto a noodle. I'll share my lane with them, though, but apparently they don't want to. The looks I get when I ask to share could drop the pool temp to uncomfortably cold.
