This is really annoying to me, but why does it seem the first option for most rec swimmers is to split the lane when there are 2 swimmers. I always say we should swim circle if I am in the lane and someone else is coming in, but if I am coming in the person usually wants to split the lane. It is so unnatural to be swimming on the left side of the lane.
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I just must be missing something. I see folks worrying about hitting the lane rope and/or the other swimmer when splitting but how is that fear mitigated when circle swimming? It should still be the same number of collision opportunities as lane splitting.
This is what I was thinking. If anything I have less hitting going on while splitting than when circling because I am more observant of the other person. When I'm circling I'm on auto pilot.
I just must be missing something. I see folks worrying about hitting the lane rope and/or the other swimmer when splitting but how is that fear mitigated when circle swimming? It should still be the same number of collision opportunities as lane splitting.
This is what I was thinking. If anything I have less hitting going on while splitting than when circling because I am more observant of the other person. When I'm circling I'm on auto pilot.
