Swim Rant

My rant is about a 30-something (or maybe 40-something, who knows?) woman who swims in my lane and acts like a teenager. Her feet are always on the bottom of the pool. She doesn't leave from the wall, she doesn't swim to the wall, she often cuts across the lane or "dolphins" from the bottom of the pool. You might say, "what do I care?" but it is pretty distracting, especially the not swimming into a wall at the end of a set when the couch has told us to go when the 3rd person touches. She never leads the lane. I have no idea how fast she actually can swim, but she generally insists on going last. She seems to prefer to swim in a lane that goes faster than her and then cut the lane if she gets behind. From time to time she'll chat with a buddy (whispering intently, again very teenager-like) while standing in the pool at the end of the lane. Recently she did this through a whole set and then through the coach's explanation of the next set. It was rude, and again, distracting. She is also often late to the workout. In spite of the above she can get very impatient if other lanemates are trying to figure out the set or who should go first. On the rare occasions she does lead she doesn't rest the amount that the coach has told us to rest. She seems to want to swim at a slow pace for the whole time of the workout and do what she wants whether it fits with what the coach has said or not. Why she attends a structured workout is beyond me (perhaps it's the whispering). And yet, I seem to be the only one who is bothered by this. In particular, she seems to be pals with the coach (who is generally friendly to everyone), and so I am hesitant to say anything. He doesn't seem to have a problem with her not doing the workout he assigned or talking on the end of the lane; he doesn't move her to a more appropriate lane for her speed. I can either "swim up" or "swim down," but I don't want to create a problem for the other lanes. Ok, that's my rant. This has been bothering me for some time, so good to get it off my chest.

My rant is about a 30-something (or maybe 40-something, who knows?) woman who swims in my lane and acts like a teenager. Her feet are always on the bottom of the pool. She doesn't leave from the wall, she doesn't swim to the wall, she often cuts across the lane or "dolphins" from the bottom of the pool. You might say, "what do I care?" but it is pretty distracting, especially the not swimming into a wall at the end of a set when the couch has told us to go when the 3rd person touches. She never leads the lane. I have no idea how fast she actually can swim, but she generally insists on going last. She seems to prefer to swim in a lane that goes faster than her and then cut the lane if she gets behind. From time to time she'll chat with a buddy (whispering intently, again very teenager-like) while standing in the pool at the end of the lane. Recently she did this through a whole set and then through the coach's explanation of the next set. It was rude, and again, distracting. She is also often late to the workout. In spite of the above she can get very impatient if other lanemates are trying to figure out the set or who should go first. On the rare occasions she does lead she doesn't rest the amount that the coach has told us to rest. She seems to want to swim at a slow pace for the whole time of the workout and do what she wants whether it fits with what the coach has said or not. Why she attends a structured workout is beyond me (perhaps it's the whispering). And yet, I seem to be the only one who is bothered by this. In particular, she seems to be pals with the coach (who is generally friendly to everyone), and so I am hesitant to say anything. He doesn't seem to have a problem with her not doing the workout he assigned or talking on the end of the lane; he doesn't move her to a more appropriate lane for her speed. I can either "swim up" or "swim down," but I don't want to create a problem for the other lanes. Ok, that's my rant. This has been bothering me for some time, so good to get it off my chest.