Sometimes I see slow lap swimmers turn around quite a distance before they reach the end of the pool so that they can always continue without stop ahead of whoever has been waiting at the end to start. So the picture is like this: as they approach the end, see someone is about to start, right away they make a U-turn and swim back. Since they are slow (a faster swimmer should hardly cause any inconvenience), the person waiting would eventually catch up and have to pass him/her. So their turning around in the middle really does nothing but causing inconvenience for both others and themselves, and unnecessary potential for accidents. What do you think and what would you do in such cases?
I have to disagree with Kirk on this one. People who do this know exactly what they are doing and are trying to either hold a lane to themselves or be a general pain. The telltale sign is if you don't see them doing this whenever there aren't folks waiting.
Nothing is worse than a lane hog, jump in and swim.
I have to disagree with Kirk on this one. People who do this know exactly what they are doing and are trying to either hold a lane to themselves or be a general pain. The telltale sign is if you don't see them doing this whenever there aren't folks waiting.
Nothing is worse than a lane hog, jump in and swim.
