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.
As to the collisions: why would anyone just jump in, assume the other person knows there in and start swimming?!
If I'm joining a lane, whether there's one other person or two other people, I sit and stick my feet in a corner of the lane and leave them there until everyone's cycled by and seen my feet. If that means we're splitting, the swimmer knows the side I intend to take. If that means we must now circle, the splitting swimmers figure that out, too.
I'm not the only one. It's the common practice at my pool.
As to the collisions: why would anyone just jump in, assume the other person knows there in and start swimming?!
If I'm joining a lane, whether there's one other person or two other people, I sit and stick my feet in a corner of the lane and leave them there until everyone's cycled by and seen my feet. If that means we're splitting, the swimmer knows the side I intend to take. If that means we must now circle, the splitting swimmers figure that out, too.
I'm not the only one. It's the common practice at my pool.
