Just wondering how many swimmers most of you share a lane with during masters workouts. People around here are starting to get indignant when they have to share a lane with someone else during a masters workout. I don't understand it. I was wondering if this is a national phenomenon.
I'd say 4 to 5 is average, but it can definitely get up to 6 or 7 if it is packed, and 2 isn't uncommon. A lane to yourself is pretty much a Sunday treat, if ever. More than 5 definitely means leaving 3s apart and either getting lapped constantly or short repeats.
Are all you folks with one or two per lane either on small teams or are you mostly in big pools? Our biggest pool is only six lanes (one is five lanes, the other four), and we have a fair range in speed, so you can also get into a situation where you have six in one lane and two in another, but that is still easier than trying to spread out.
I'd say 4 to 5 is average, but it can definitely get up to 6 or 7 if it is packed, and 2 isn't uncommon. A lane to yourself is pretty much a Sunday treat, if ever. More than 5 definitely means leaving 3s apart and either getting lapped constantly or short repeats.
Are all you folks with one or two per lane either on small teams or are you mostly in big pools? Our biggest pool is only six lanes (one is five lanes, the other four), and we have a fair range in speed, so you can also get into a situation where you have six in one lane and two in another, but that is still easier than trying to spread out.
