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?
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Perhaps I didn't understand the problem.
Are you one of those people that turn around instead of finishing at the wall?
I have. There are many people much faster than me. I can hang for a 1000 yard set at 1:10. That's pretty much my limit. When my mates go to 1:05 I usually bounce down a lane, however, sometimes they chide me into staying. I make sure to stay out of their way. I will slide over a lane to let them pass or, heaven forbid, turn in the middle of the lane.
I stay out of their way. I always defer to speed.
My understanding was that the issue was someone not completing the entire lap of the pool. When I swim with slower people I am very appreciative that they get out of my way. That is good etiquette
Perhaps I didn't understand the problem.
Are you one of those people that turn around instead of finishing at the wall?
I have. There are many people much faster than me. I can hang for a 1000 yard set at 1:10. That's pretty much my limit. When my mates go to 1:05 I usually bounce down a lane, however, sometimes they chide me into staying. I make sure to stay out of their way. I will slide over a lane to let them pass or, heaven forbid, turn in the middle of the lane.
I stay out of their way. I always defer to speed.
My understanding was that the issue was someone not completing the entire lap of the pool. When I swim with slower people I am very appreciative that they get out of my way. That is good etiquette
