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 always split if I can, it's more comfortable for me. In fact, i'll wait (if the lanes are full) so that I can split. I don't want to have to worry about annoying someone if i'm much slower than they are. If i'm mid set and a third jumps in, then i'll circle ... figure they've scoped the lanes a bit and are (hopefully) at a similar level.
I've learned to make sure that if I'm sharing a lane that we both know what we're doing. rec swimmers almost always split by default, but if you jump in with someone who usually swims on a team, they have a tendency to circle. A little pre swim conference is a good way to avoid a bruised head.
I always split if I can, it's more comfortable for me. In fact, i'll wait (if the lanes are full) so that I can split. I don't want to have to worry about annoying someone if i'm much slower than they are. If i'm mid set and a third jumps in, then i'll circle ... figure they've scoped the lanes a bit and are (hopefully) at a similar level.
I've learned to make sure that if I'm sharing a lane that we both know what we're doing. rec swimmers almost always split by default, but if you jump in with someone who usually swims on a team, they have a tendency to circle. A little pre swim conference is a good way to avoid a bruised head.
