I'm sure most of us have had conflicts at the pool during rec swim when non-swimmers who are unfamiliar with swimming etiquette jump in and mess things up. In fact, the latest Swimmer magazine dealt with that very issue.
What I'm wondering is what is the best way to handle the situation when a head-up breaststroke only lady (or gentleman) complains to me or the lifeguard that I'm splashing too much while swimming laps, or that I'm making big waves that disrupt her swimming.
Any advice on this? Clearly she has as much a right to be there as I do, but it's a pool, geeze! Pools are wet!
I guess the first thing is to ask yourself if you are truly splashing excessively. Even as a swimmer, there are some folks who jump in and have no idea what they are doing and splash like the Titanic going under. That can be annoying for folks around them.
Assuming, hopefully, you are just swimming nicely and not splashing too much, I really don't think you need to make any apologies or provide an explanation. As you said, pools are wet.
However, at our pool there is a set of frightening senior citizen ladies who have run off a bunch of decent swimmers by constantly refusing to share a lane, complaining about splashing, etc. I have heard them shriek at poor souls who jump into their hot pool (we have two pools).
I guess the first thing is to ask yourself if you are truly splashing excessively. Even as a swimmer, there are some folks who jump in and have no idea what they are doing and splash like the Titanic going under. That can be annoying for folks around them.
Assuming, hopefully, you are just swimming nicely and not splashing too much, I really don't think you need to make any apologies or provide an explanation. As you said, pools are wet.
However, at our pool there is a set of frightening senior citizen ladies who have run off a bunch of decent swimmers by constantly refusing to share a lane, complaining about splashing, etc. I have heard them shriek at poor souls who jump into their hot pool (we have two pools).
