One 100 free to go in set. Two open lanes.(no lane lines in pool) Noodler comes over to stand in my lane to talk with friend. Pool is set at 85 degrees cause all the noodlers say it is to cold otherwise. I complain to guard, am told, "well there are a lot more of them then there are lap swimmers" Wont be if they keep this up. UGH! :frustrated:
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A lot of this comes down to pool management. The pool needs to set rigorous schedules and rules and ensure that patrons adhere to them.
My health club does a really good job with this. To begin with, management clearly posts times that specific lanes are going to be taken up by a given activity. This can be seen on multiple bulletin boards and is posted online. These time are stuck to rigorously, to the minute. People are polite about when it's time to change activities. There's never any question of who has the rights to a given lane.
Also, 5AM - 7AM is solely for lap swimming, noodling is usually after work, the two activites are kept well apart. Noodlers are asked specifically to be respectful of lap swimmers and vice versa.
There's a separate kid's pool that's kept warmer for therapy use. Kids generally stay in that pool as it also has a big slide and is shallower (also, no kids at 5AM). The lap pool is kept at 79, which is just about perfect if you ask me.
The lifeguards are active in monitoring the lap pool and keeping people from swimming in front of people swimming. I've had them stop kids from crossing my lane even though I'm at the other end of the pool.
Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, it's neighborhood club. People are polite and generally don't cause problems because you see the same people every day. Maybe this is a midwestern thing :). Honestly I've never had a problem. My pool hosts a masters team, many triathletes and several large and successful and large age group teams, so they definitely have lap swimmer's needs in mind. I guess I never realized just how good I have it.
A lot of this comes down to pool management. The pool needs to set rigorous schedules and rules and ensure that patrons adhere to them.
My health club does a really good job with this. To begin with, management clearly posts times that specific lanes are going to be taken up by a given activity. This can be seen on multiple bulletin boards and is posted online. These time are stuck to rigorously, to the minute. People are polite about when it's time to change activities. There's never any question of who has the rights to a given lane.
Also, 5AM - 7AM is solely for lap swimming, noodling is usually after work, the two activites are kept well apart. Noodlers are asked specifically to be respectful of lap swimmers and vice versa.
There's a separate kid's pool that's kept warmer for therapy use. Kids generally stay in that pool as it also has a big slide and is shallower (also, no kids at 5AM). The lap pool is kept at 79, which is just about perfect if you ask me.
The lifeguards are active in monitoring the lap pool and keeping people from swimming in front of people swimming. I've had them stop kids from crossing my lane even though I'm at the other end of the pool.
Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, it's neighborhood club. People are polite and generally don't cause problems because you see the same people every day. Maybe this is a midwestern thing :). Honestly I've never had a problem. My pool hosts a masters team, many triathletes and several large and successful and large age group teams, so they definitely have lap swimmer's needs in mind. I guess I never realized just how good I have it.
