What's the proper lane etiquette for the following scenario:
You're swimming during common lap swim with two other people who are your speed. The three of you are doing a set workout on specific intervals. You arrived early so you could get a lane. Most other lanes have 2 people in them and are being split.
A fourth person who you do not know (but have seen swim before) wants to join your lane since the other lanes are filled with non-competitive swimmer types. This person is quite a bit faster than the three of you are. The three of you still want to do your workout.
Do you:
a) abandon the workout in order to stay out of this faster guy's way
b) tell him he's welcome to join the workout but that he can lead since he's faster (but you still pick the interval)
c) tell him he's welcome to join the workout, and try to keep up with him in vain when he swims intervals that are impossible for you to keep.
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Option B works. However, I am with Kristina on doing the butterfly. I have been known to do that now and then. That being said, I only do the fly if I do not know who the person is.
What really bothers me is when during normal lap swim there is one person in each lane then another comes to swim. You would think the person would get in a lane with same ability however I have found this is not always the case.
Option B works. However, I am with Kristina on doing the butterfly. I have been known to do that now and then. That being said, I only do the fly if I do not know who the person is.
What really bothers me is when during normal lap swim there is one person in each lane then another comes to swim. You would think the person would get in a lane with same ability however I have found this is not always the case.
