I need some help here folks.
Those of you who "know" me know that I am a beginning "serious" swimmer. I've been slowly but steadily working my way up to swimming a mile as my first goal I'm pleased with the progress I've made, feel stronger, dropped some pounds, added some muscle - all good stuff.
Because I am a slower swimmer, I've tried to be careful not to get in the way of stronger swimmers' workouts. I try to enter lanes where I can match the pace and let people pass me if I get overtaken.
Usually, if I share with just one other person, we split the lane down the middle rather than circle swim. This works out great. If we add another swimmer, we circle. I thought this was the norm for two people.
This evening, though, I asked to share a wall lane with a man who was a faster swimmer. All the other lanes had 2 people. No one was circling. I suggested we split the lane, and he said, no - circle swim only. I warned him that I swim slowly, but no dice. Circle swim only.
So we circle swam - no, he circle swam, and I got out of his way every 50-75 yards. I'm mad at myself because I messed my own workout up as I was pushing myself to swim faster and exhausted myself far short of my goal.
So, please help me out here: is it wrong to split a lane with just 2 people? What is the "right" way to handle this situation? As I develop into a stronger swimmer, I feel I have a place at the pool. I'm just not just where that is.
Many thanks - Barb
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At least the guy asked to share and worked out some sort of plan (even though he insisted on "his" way).....
When I was one of the "more serious rec swimmers" at the local Y, I learned that I always had to swim with my head up, looking forward as I would have people just get in the lane and swim at me, not bothering to work out sides or circling or whatever!!! And I had to get on the Y directors as the lifeguard did nothing to keep me from getting clunked in the head (such as stop the other swimmer who she was supposed to be watching from running right into me).
I seemed to remember another topic and set of posts here somewhere--where there were a few swimmers who were very protective of "THEIR" Lane and would work to get people to move out of it......
At least the guy asked to share and worked out some sort of plan (even though he insisted on "his" way).....
When I was one of the "more serious rec swimmers" at the local Y, I learned that I always had to swim with my head up, looking forward as I would have people just get in the lane and swim at me, not bothering to work out sides or circling or whatever!!! And I had to get on the Y directors as the lifeguard did nothing to keep me from getting clunked in the head (such as stop the other swimmer who she was supposed to be watching from running right into me).
I seemed to remember another topic and set of posts here somewhere--where there were a few swimmers who were very protective of "THEIR" Lane and would work to get people to move out of it......
