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!
There is this one grumpy old man at our pool who swims down the middle of the lane to discourage folks from sharing with him. He sees you on the wall but will ignore you, even when putting the courtesty kick board in the water to acknowledge your presense. I just view this as an invitation and jump right in causing tsunami like waves. That first lap we come within inches of each other but he quickly moves over.
There is this one grumpy old man at our pool who swims down the middle of the lane to discourage folks from sharing with him. He sees you on the wall but will ignore you, even when putting the courtesty kick board in the water to acknowledge your presense. I just view this as an invitation and jump right in causing tsunami like waves. That first lap we come within inches of each other but he quickly moves over.
