Please tell me that this kind of thing doesn't happen in the States!
This morning, before coming into work, I trained at the local pool in Kenilworth, England, - 25 metres, four lanes. Not brilliant facilities, but acceptable.
At the end of each lane there is a sign: lane 1- slow, lane 2 - slow, lane 3 -medium, lane 4 - fast. Why do some swimmers, who clearly have difficulty in keeping up, always want to swim in the fast lane? This morning one elderly man, joined the fast lane. He swam breaststroke (I think it was!) with his face out of the water, which was a feat in itself because he was swimming so slowly. There were six of us in the lane and three left the pool (myself included).
When on the deck I decided to time him. He was consistent. Every length of the 25m pool was swum in 2 mins 15 seconds!
Please tell me this kind of 'swimming etiquette' wouldn't be seen in your pool.
So that I can continue with my swimming I need to be reassured that this was a one-off. I'm still in shock.
Originally posted by Rowdy
One of the lifeguards at the Y I periodically swim at stops me in the middle of the set so that he can tell me some one is joining my lane (so annoying!). The person is never very fast and should be in a different lane. Like the one right next to the one I'm in that only has one floater in it.
Nothing annoys me more than a swimmer of any calibre who thinks they are entitled to a lane to him/herself. If you are swimming up and down the middle of the lane, the lifeguard has every right to stop you and tell you to move over for someone else to share your lane. Why should the lifeguard be forced to wait for your to finish a set to enforce common pool courtesies? What if your set is 2500 y/m? You think someone should stand around for 30-40 minutes while you hog a lane?
Something else annoying is when I get to the pool and it is full of two people per lane standing at the end of the lane talking. I typically will tell them I'm getting in and we're gonna start circling.
Originally posted by Rowdy
One of the lifeguards at the Y I periodically swim at stops me in the middle of the set so that he can tell me some one is joining my lane (so annoying!). The person is never very fast and should be in a different lane. Like the one right next to the one I'm in that only has one floater in it.
Nothing annoys me more than a swimmer of any calibre who thinks they are entitled to a lane to him/herself. If you are swimming up and down the middle of the lane, the lifeguard has every right to stop you and tell you to move over for someone else to share your lane. Why should the lifeguard be forced to wait for your to finish a set to enforce common pool courtesies? What if your set is 2500 y/m? You think someone should stand around for 30-40 minutes while you hog a lane?
Something else annoying is when I get to the pool and it is full of two people per lane standing at the end of the lane talking. I typically will tell them I'm getting in and we're gonna start circling.
