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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Originally posted by PeirsolFan
The elderly have expressed to me that it scares them for a variety of reasons...
1. Don't swim well enough
2. Don't feel very confident in the water
3. Don't appreciate getting splashed
4. Don't like getting their hair wet
Generally, people who feel this way have the sense to move elsewhere. Those who don't, well, they choose their fate.
Only on rare occasions have I felt like someone was creating a wake or splashing to where it made me uncomfortable.
My philosophy: Create a bigger wake! (Swim harder.)
There's one guy who can spash from 2 or 3 lanes over during free. No elbow bends and a flat palm entry into the water. I don't know what bothers me more, watching it or hearing it! (Jaws theme sound) ;)
Probably every pool has one of these. We call ours "Sir Splash-a-lot".
Originally posted by PeirsolFan
The elderly have expressed to me that it scares them for a variety of reasons...
1. Don't swim well enough
2. Don't feel very confident in the water
3. Don't appreciate getting splashed
4. Don't like getting their hair wet
Generally, people who feel this way have the sense to move elsewhere. Those who don't, well, they choose their fate.
Only on rare occasions have I felt like someone was creating a wake or splashing to where it made me uncomfortable.
My philosophy: Create a bigger wake! (Swim harder.)
There's one guy who can spash from 2 or 3 lanes over during free. No elbow bends and a flat palm entry into the water. I don't know what bothers me more, watching it or hearing it! (Jaws theme sound) ;)
Probably every pool has one of these. We call ours "Sir Splash-a-lot".
