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.
Our masters group uses has three designated lanes at a municipal pool. If we have a large turn out, we sometimes get four lanes. We typically swim with four people to a lane, not infrequently five to a lane, and occasionally six to seven per lane. We make it work by matching up by speed and event focus. The core group swims together enough that we can work around each other. The key is to be good about yielding the lane and not letting ego get in the way when people want to pass. A crowded lane beats not swimming at all.
Our masters group uses has three designated lanes at a municipal pool. If we have a large turn out, we sometimes get four lanes. We typically swim with four people to a lane, not infrequently five to a lane, and occasionally six to seven per lane. We make it work by matching up by speed and event focus. The core group swims together enough that we can work around each other. The key is to be good about yielding the lane and not letting ego get in the way when people want to pass. A crowded lane beats not swimming at all.
