There is a swimmer in our pool whose appearance is "dreaded" by many of us. As soon as she enters your lane and starts her laps, the whole lane gets slowed down for a at least an hour, because, #1, she never stops and never give a chance to others when she's at the end of the pool and is going for another lap while another swimmer had been waiting to start; #2, whenever she encounters someone during the laps (whether in the same or opposite direction), she would continue as if others don't exist, as if it's her own lane and as if she's thinking "get out of my way please"; #3, and that's the most important point: she's slower than all the others in the lane. So everyone else has to slow down because the lane is not so wide, and from time to time you see people try everything they could to get around her, or backstrokers hitting her from behind (and she would still go on like you were just a fly).
She usually continues like this for at least one hour, could be 90 minutes. She probably has her rule in mind, to never stop during the lap. That's fine as many of people here do that, but that works only if your speed is comparable to the others sharing the lane.
What's the best way to deal with such a fellow swimmer?
She's not old, she's in her 20's. Yes, the lane is very narrow, it seems to be built for exactly 2 people in parallel and no more.
ddl, are the lanes circle swim? they should be, if they are not it is unsafe. The approach is simple: if she shows up in your lane, stop at the end and wait. Stop all the swimmers and announce that you are going to circle swim because it is unsafe otherwise. If she disagrees, tell management. Word it like this, "there is a swimmer who is not cooperating with the rest of the lane and she has created a dangerous environment for everyone else." 95% chance that it works.
Also, considering you haven't spoken to her, there seems to be some/alot of assumptions made about her behavior that are based on pure speculation. I do that too, but in reality the only one that hurts is you. It is tough to take a step back and give people the benefit of the doubt, but you will live longer and be happier if you do. The suggestions that you make it uncomfortable for her are ridiculous. If you really want to go that route, why don't you just punch her in the face? That would be way more effective.
She's not old, she's in her 20's. Yes, the lane is very narrow, it seems to be built for exactly 2 people in parallel and no more.
ddl, are the lanes circle swim? they should be, if they are not it is unsafe. The approach is simple: if she shows up in your lane, stop at the end and wait. Stop all the swimmers and announce that you are going to circle swim because it is unsafe otherwise. If she disagrees, tell management. Word it like this, "there is a swimmer who is not cooperating with the rest of the lane and she has created a dangerous environment for everyone else." 95% chance that it works.
Also, considering you haven't spoken to her, there seems to be some/alot of assumptions made about her behavior that are based on pure speculation. I do that too, but in reality the only one that hurts is you. It is tough to take a step back and give people the benefit of the doubt, but you will live longer and be happier if you do. The suggestions that you make it uncomfortable for her are ridiculous. If you really want to go that route, why don't you just punch her in the face? That would be way more effective.
