Hi everyone...okay, for my first post I have an etiquette question...I just joined a Master's team a month ago, so I'm pretty new to all of this.
My question is about passing people during practice. I know that theoretically, the standard procedure is to tap the person's feet to let them know you want to pass, and then they're supposed to stop and "pull over" at the next wall to let you get ahead. But do any of you actually do this a lot during practice? Do the people you pass let you do so without a problem, or do they get mad?
Maybe this doesn't sound like a big deal at all and it seems silly that I'm concerned, but I haven't seen anyone even attempt to pass someone else during our practices, and so I'm afraid it would be rude. Plus, some people I swim with seem like they'd get offended, since they're pretty competitive. But last night, I was getting kind of frustrated because I was swimming behind someone who was slower than me, and I felt like I could go so much faster...is the appropriate thing to do to just suck it up and enjoy the "break", or attempt to pass?
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Well, when I was in high school one of my teammates would just grab my ankles, give a strong yank down/back, and swim right over me without warning if I was going too slow...
I actually laughed out loud at that.... That would probably be enough to get you banned from our Masters practices.
Anyway, thanks for the responses. It's a bit complicated, all this lane etiquette stuff...but I'm getting the picture that the burden rests on the passer, not the passee.
I guess the real reason I posted this is that I had a pretty unpleasant "incident" last night...I was swimming behind someone who I suppose is or was a regular, although she hadn't been to practice for awhile. Anyway, my hand accidentally brushed her feet during a backstroke length (I had waited more than a few seconds before pushing off the wall) and she actually stopped and yelled at me. Yes, yelled. She did apologize later in the locker room, and I understood that she was upset because she was swimming a lot slower than usual since she hadn't been in the water in awhile. But still...I was thinking, I should've just passed her in the beginning of the set, but at the same time I'm afraid to pass her now for fear of her really freaking out.
Okay, rant over. Thanks again for the responses. :cool:
Well, when I was in high school one of my teammates would just grab my ankles, give a strong yank down/back, and swim right over me without warning if I was going too slow...
I actually laughed out loud at that.... That would probably be enough to get you banned from our Masters practices.
Anyway, thanks for the responses. It's a bit complicated, all this lane etiquette stuff...but I'm getting the picture that the burden rests on the passer, not the passee.
I guess the real reason I posted this is that I had a pretty unpleasant "incident" last night...I was swimming behind someone who I suppose is or was a regular, although she hadn't been to practice for awhile. Anyway, my hand accidentally brushed her feet during a backstroke length (I had waited more than a few seconds before pushing off the wall) and she actually stopped and yelled at me. Yes, yelled. She did apologize later in the locker room, and I understood that she was upset because she was swimming a lot slower than usual since she hadn't been in the water in awhile. But still...I was thinking, I should've just passed her in the beginning of the set, but at the same time I'm afraid to pass her now for fear of her really freaking out.
Okay, rant over. Thanks again for the responses. :cool:
