i swim in the medium to slower lanes at a very competitive masters team workouts in san diego, and am usually asked to slide down to slower lanes when the equal ability swimmers (vs triathletes) show up.
the funny thing is most of these swimmers use a pull bouy or fins for the WHOLE workout. i think it's a ego thing in la-la land.
i would like to swim with people who can push me harder, instead of down in the last slowest lane. should i just chalk it up to normal swimmers protocal? or find another team? :confused:
What I have learned from this thread is that normal protocol is that the lanes are in absolute havoc, and some swimmers actually like it that way.
I don't like havoc, that's why I train alone. But learning to deal with havoc does have its uses. In open water & triathlon swim starts, it can get really violent. The first time I found myself in that situation, I realized that spending my younger years in crowded lanes had prepared me perfectly for it. I fended off fools without breaking stroke. Someone swam on top of my legs so I automatically switched to a 6 beat kick; problem solved. I did struggle to ignore the mental signal to yield that fires when someone pointedly taps on my feet. In open water, it just means that whoever is behind me sucks at drafting.
What I have learned from this thread is that normal protocol is that the lanes are in absolute havoc, and some swimmers actually like it that way.
I don't like havoc, that's why I train alone. But learning to deal with havoc does have its uses. In open water & triathlon swim starts, it can get really violent. The first time I found myself in that situation, I realized that spending my younger years in crowded lanes had prepared me perfectly for it. I fended off fools without breaking stroke. Someone swam on top of my legs so I automatically switched to a 6 beat kick; problem solved. I did struggle to ignore the mental signal to yield that fires when someone pointedly taps on my feet. In open water, it just means that whoever is behind me sucks at drafting.
