After reading the Senior Games posting, I got thinking about "rude" behavior I have observed at a Masters Meet. I have not seen rudeness as much as observing improper pool etiquette.
My pet peeve is: When a heat is over, the fast swimmers don't wait until all swimmers have finished their swim before exiting the water. I would think that when the slower finisher discovers that he/she is the last one in the pool, he/she would be rather disheartened.
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I guess I am uninitiated as I have never seen it posted that you should leave the water before the heat is complete.
What generally happens is that a "fast" swimmer puts in a NT so they will be swimming in the first heat of their event. They can get a bit more rest before their next event with this approach. (which I have no problem with) Naturally, they will be swimming against the slower swimmers and they almost always leave the pool before the heat has been completed. As a slower swimmer it is bad enough to be lapped much less abandoned. Is this good sportsmanship? I don't believe so.
I guess I am uninitiated as I have never seen it posted that you should leave the water before the heat is complete.
What generally happens is that a "fast" swimmer puts in a NT so they will be swimming in the first heat of their event. They can get a bit more rest before their next event with this approach. (which I have no problem with) Naturally, they will be swimming against the slower swimmers and they almost always leave the pool before the heat has been completed. As a slower swimmer it is bad enough to be lapped much less abandoned. Is this good sportsmanship? I don't believe so.
