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?
I stand at the end for one lap and if they don't stop I get on the right side.If they move to the right after the push off I figure it's circle,if they stay left I guess split.If they stop I ask"circle or split?" I don't ask if they mind,as I don't consider their refusal an option.If they are a less experienced swimmer I consider it my responsibility to make sure we don't collide,so I swim cautiously for a few laps to see how they are doing.
I stand at the end for one lap and if they don't stop I get on the right side.If they move to the right after the push off I figure it's circle,if they stay left I guess split.If they stop I ask"circle or split?" I don't ask if they mind,as I don't consider their refusal an option.If they are a less experienced swimmer I consider it my responsibility to make sure we don't collide,so I swim cautiously for a few laps to see how they are doing.
