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.
We have 4-5 people per lane on my team most days. On rare occasions, we've had days where we've had 7-9 in a lane (short course yards) which is almost unworkable. There is no five seconds between swimmer. You go right on the tail of the person in front of you, and even then the snake quickly begins eating its tail. Also, the water is too choppy with that many people in a lane, especially if some of them decide to wear fins...
Having said that, I like circle swimming and having multiple people per lane. If you lead, you can really push yourself. And if you want to step off the gas, you can let somebody else lead and you can draft a bit. I'd rather not split the lane and literally be racing against my lane mate the entire practice....
Fortunately, most people are gracious in both passing and letting people pass. The only thing worse than someone stubbornly refusing to let you pass is somebody who, without provocation, yanks your ankle and pulls past you. We did that as kids all the time and I'm glad people (at least on my team) have grown out of that game...
We have 4-5 people per lane on my team most days. On rare occasions, we've had days where we've had 7-9 in a lane (short course yards) which is almost unworkable. There is no five seconds between swimmer. You go right on the tail of the person in front of you, and even then the snake quickly begins eating its tail. Also, the water is too choppy with that many people in a lane, especially if some of them decide to wear fins...
Having said that, I like circle swimming and having multiple people per lane. If you lead, you can really push yourself. And if you want to step off the gas, you can let somebody else lead and you can draft a bit. I'd rather not split the lane and literally be racing against my lane mate the entire practice....
Fortunately, most people are gracious in both passing and letting people pass. The only thing worse than someone stubbornly refusing to let you pass is somebody who, without provocation, yanks your ankle and pulls past you. We did that as kids all the time and I'm glad people (at least on my team) have grown out of that game...
