Hi! New guy to the forums here, and pretty new to lap swimming too -- I've been doing it since May sometime.
More than once when I've wanted to join someone in a lane I've found it difficult to get their attention. At first I thought people just didn't want to share, but then I paid attention while I was swimming and realized that when you're looking at the bottom of the pool it is indeed easy to miss someone standing on the edge.
So what do you do? I've taken to dangling my feet deep enough that they're hard to miss, but is this obnoxious? Does anybody have pointers for getting someone's attention without annoying them when you need to share a lane?
My response would be "No, you can either share it with me or kiss my a$$"
Yep, that was mine. And damned restrained it was, I thought! The "swimmer" was slow; he probably just assumed I was even slower since I was a guuurl. :shakeshead:
I know most of the noodlers at my rec pool. I'll share a lane with anyone, although I obviously prefer to swim alone. Most people I run across are pretty well versed in lane splitting. In fact, I never see anyone circle swim. But then I am usually there during a low attendance period. Triathletes are invariably among the rudest in my experience. Like noodlers, they never want to share a lane and often will literally avoid your attempts to get their attention.
What I just cannot stand is the noodlers who, rather than get your attention or get out of the pool, swim across lanes to get to the ladder or switch lanes. I have absolutely nailed some people doing this when I was doing underwater work. And I have no interest in getting injured by them. I like to do that one my own too.
My response would be "No, you can either share it with me or kiss my a$$"
Yep, that was mine. And damned restrained it was, I thought! The "swimmer" was slow; he probably just assumed I was even slower since I was a guuurl. :shakeshead:
I know most of the noodlers at my rec pool. I'll share a lane with anyone, although I obviously prefer to swim alone. Most people I run across are pretty well versed in lane splitting. In fact, I never see anyone circle swim. But then I am usually there during a low attendance period. Triathletes are invariably among the rudest in my experience. Like noodlers, they never want to share a lane and often will literally avoid your attempts to get their attention.
What I just cannot stand is the noodlers who, rather than get your attention or get out of the pool, swim across lanes to get to the ladder or switch lanes. I have absolutely nailed some people doing this when I was doing underwater work. And I have no interest in getting injured by them. I like to do that one my own too.
