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!
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When I was a pre-teen (also pre- swim team) those people doing laps of breaststroke trying to keep their hair dry were too much temptation, and my friends and I would decide that we needed cannonball practice.
I heard that some don't like to wear swim caps because they mush down their hair-dos. Maybe a showercap would work.
When I have to share with a lane-hog, I fantasize about sharpening the edges on my paddes. The war-ships in Ben Hur ... "ramming speed" ...
This is all why I hope to never have to deal with open lap swim, yet another reason to join a USMS team. If I moved and none was available, I think I would just have to organize one myself.
When I was a pre-teen (also pre- swim team) those people doing laps of breaststroke trying to keep their hair dry were too much temptation, and my friends and I would decide that we needed cannonball practice.
I heard that some don't like to wear swim caps because they mush down their hair-dos. Maybe a showercap would work.
When I have to share with a lane-hog, I fantasize about sharpening the edges on my paddes. The war-ships in Ben Hur ... "ramming speed" ...
This is all why I hope to never have to deal with open lap swim, yet another reason to join a USMS team. If I moved and none was available, I think I would just have to organize one myself.
