Swim Rant

Tell me that it's not me... I'm swimming, a girl comes up to the lane. Not wearing a real race suit or training gear. "Hi, I'm going to swim this side!" she tells me. I said "OK" a bit taken aback with the lack of asking and using please and thank you, but at least she didn't just jump in as I was heading for the turn. I do a 75 and take a rest, and she interrupts me with this... "Hi, do you mind doing me a really big favour; can you go swim in that lane?" She points to a lane two over where there is guy already swimming. Basically she wanted me to move so she could swim with her mother or friend. I Said, "Yeah I do mind actually!" and pushed off for my next 75. I thought it was the height of rudeness and arrogance to a think she can get me to move. A) I was doing interval work, and b) I was almost done (she'd not know that ). There was no way I was going to stop climb out walk over, wait to get this guy's attention and then start swimming again for 400 yards. Was I selfish, or justified in my response? I'd have said forget it too. She was the selfish one. I was swimming in lap lanes at an outdoor pool last weekend. I was splitting a lane with a perfectly nice lanemate. Then some lady jumped in our lane and asked if she could swim breaststroke down the middle. Huh? WTF? I said she could if she wanted to get run over. I was in a testy mood. Then, later, some kid just hopped in at the other end and started swimming one my side of the lane right at me. That pissed me off too. Then it happened again. Kids apparently think it's just fine to hop in an adult lap lane and swim over adults doing workouts or swimming laps. I couldn't believe the lifeguards didn't even say anything. I don't usually have any trouble lap swimming, but I won't go on a Saturday afternoon at a public pool again.

Tell me that it's not me... I'm swimming, a girl comes up to the lane. Not wearing a real race suit or training gear. "Hi, I'm going to swim this side!" she tells me. I said "OK" a bit taken aback with the lack of asking and using please and thank you, but at least she didn't just jump in as I was heading for the turn. I do a 75 and take a rest, and she interrupts me with this... "Hi, do you mind doing me a really big favour; can you go swim in that lane?" She points to a lane two over where there is guy already swimming. Basically she wanted me to move so she could swim with her mother or friend. I Said, "Yeah I do mind actually!" and pushed off for my next 75. I thought it was the height of rudeness and arrogance to a think she can get me to move. A) I was doing interval work, and b) I was almost done (she'd not know that ). There was no way I was going to stop climb out walk over, wait to get this guy's attention and then start swimming again for 400 yards. Was I selfish, or justified in my response? I'd have said forget it too. She was the selfish one. I was swimming in lap lanes at an outdoor pool last weekend. I was splitting a lane with a perfectly nice lanemate. Then some lady jumped in our lane and asked if she could swim breaststroke down the middle. Huh? WTF? I said she could if she wanted to get run over. I was in a testy mood. Then, later, some kid just hopped in at the other end and started swimming one my side of the lane right at me. That pissed me off too. Then it happened again. Kids apparently think it's just fine to hop in an adult lap lane and swim over adults doing workouts or swimming laps. I couldn't believe the lifeguards didn't even say anything. I don't usually have any trouble lap swimming, but I won't go on a Saturday afternoon at a public pool again.