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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My local pool is only 25 meters and the lanes are so narrow you'd expect that they are made for one swimmer only. There's definitely no room for fly, and *** is possible if you have a narrow kick. It's hard to overtake someone when the lane's that short.
The most annoying thing about trying to overtake them is you go after 10 seconds from when the person ahead of you took off, you catch him at the 25 meters, but he does a tumble turn and pushes off the wall like a rocket, shooting straight for your head and chest. I was hit at least twice this way before I learned to stay the hell away from people when they are about to turn; usually I grab the lane rope at the 20 mark, wait for the person in front of me to tumble, then wait at the other end for that guy to reach the other end.
My local pool is only 25 meters and the lanes are so narrow you'd expect that they are made for one swimmer only. There's definitely no room for fly, and *** is possible if you have a narrow kick. It's hard to overtake someone when the lane's that short.
The most annoying thing about trying to overtake them is you go after 10 seconds from when the person ahead of you took off, you catch him at the 25 meters, but he does a tumble turn and pushes off the wall like a rocket, shooting straight for your head and chest. I was hit at least twice this way before I learned to stay the hell away from people when they are about to turn; usually I grab the lane rope at the 20 mark, wait for the person in front of me to tumble, then wait at the other end for that guy to reach the other end.
