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 LindsayNB
If you can make up a 10 second lead in 25m why aren't you leading instead of following?
It's amazing what a good draft can do!
But the follow-up post to your question made the important point. If the lane is not part of an organized workout, there is no organization in most cases.
I would suggest this to people who find themselves in the position Draconis did. Maybe that might happen on the first lap, but it doesn't take long to assess what the other swimmers can do. Once I do, I consider it my own fault if I take off only 10 seconds after such a lane-mate. Next time around, I make sure I take off before they get back -- most preferably, immediately before they get back so that I have almost a whole 50 yards to make up before catching them. Maybe that way I can get in an uninterrupted 100 or 200.
Circling during a "general swim" open swim time usually sucks. You just have to do what you can to mitigate the passing.
Originally posted by LindsayNB
If you can make up a 10 second lead in 25m why aren't you leading instead of following?
It's amazing what a good draft can do!
But the follow-up post to your question made the important point. If the lane is not part of an organized workout, there is no organization in most cases.
I would suggest this to people who find themselves in the position Draconis did. Maybe that might happen on the first lap, but it doesn't take long to assess what the other swimmers can do. Once I do, I consider it my own fault if I take off only 10 seconds after such a lane-mate. Next time around, I make sure I take off before they get back -- most preferably, immediately before they get back so that I have almost a whole 50 yards to make up before catching them. Maybe that way I can get in an uninterrupted 100 or 200.
Circling during a "general swim" open swim time usually sucks. You just have to do what you can to mitigate the passing.
