Ok, usually our masters team has few enough swimmers that we can split the lanes and not have to circle swim.. however, there are times when attendance is higher than normal and we do have to circle swim. (personally I think it's fun!)
anyway..
I am not sure what the proper etiquette for the turns are. Are you supposed to hit the wall on the right side of the lane and push off towards the opposite (return side), or while you're swimming into the wall do you scootch over to the left, flip and push off relatively straight?
I notice that I have some trouble with the angles coming into and out of the wall when circle swimming and so far have managed but would like to figure out the proper way to do this..
any insight?
thanks.
J.
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More on getting out of the way for faster swimmers in your circle lane:
So far it has been suggested that someone who wants to pass will touch your foot or leg.
If you are aware of who is around you, you can avoid that too.
For instance, if the faster swimmer was 4 body lengths behind you on the previous turn, and now s/he's two lengths behind when you do your current turn, chances are s/he'll be right on top of you on the next turn. Just get over. Even if s/he didn't touch your feet yet, just get over, because you can bet s/he'll be on your feet for the whole next length.
It doesn't take too long in a lane with someone to figure out the relative paces and lapping patterns.
More on getting out of the way for faster swimmers in your circle lane:
So far it has been suggested that someone who wants to pass will touch your foot or leg.
If you are aware of who is around you, you can avoid that too.
For instance, if the faster swimmer was 4 body lengths behind you on the previous turn, and now s/he's two lengths behind when you do your current turn, chances are s/he'll be right on top of you on the next turn. Just get over. Even if s/he didn't touch your feet yet, just get over, because you can bet s/he'll be on your feet for the whole next length.
It doesn't take too long in a lane with someone to figure out the relative paces and lapping patterns.
