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.
Ah, but if newbie joins us and doesn't want to swim the workout, am I obliged to mess up OUR workout in order to stay out of his way? Because that is the inevitable outcome.
Well, if he decides to do something else he should have the decency to stay out of your way, but I still don't think he's really obligated to join your workout.
Ah, but if newbie joins us and doesn't want to swim the workout, am I obliged to mess up OUR workout in order to stay out of his way? Because that is the inevitable outcome.
Well, if he decides to do something else he should have the decency to stay out of your way, but I still don't think he's really obligated to join your workout.
