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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Thanks, the consensus seems to be this is bad etiquette. orca1946: this is public open swimming in 25 yard pool. Btw I did make clear that this concerns only slow swimmers.
How are they getting out of the way when they are slower and are basically forcing you to pass or sit and tap their heels the entire length?
That's exactly what I was thinking. They know you are faster, but they still want to be ahead of you, inevitably forcing you to pass them (not good if it's crowded). When you finally reach the other end and are going to swim back, there they are, still yet to come, but a U-turn makes them ahead of you again!
Besides, if this is not discouraged, then anyone can turn around anywhere in the pool--imagine that! :cool:
(I find a fast swimmer doing this much more tolerable, sometimes maybe even good for everyone involved, although a U-turn in the middle always has the potential for accidents.)
Thanks, the consensus seems to be this is bad etiquette. orca1946: this is public open swimming in 25 yard pool. Btw I did make clear that this concerns only slow swimmers.
How are they getting out of the way when they are slower and are basically forcing you to pass or sit and tap their heels the entire length?
That's exactly what I was thinking. They know you are faster, but they still want to be ahead of you, inevitably forcing you to pass them (not good if it's crowded). When you finally reach the other end and are going to swim back, there they are, still yet to come, but a U-turn makes them ahead of you again!
Besides, if this is not discouraged, then anyone can turn around anywhere in the pool--imagine that! :cool:
(I find a fast swimmer doing this much more tolerable, sometimes maybe even good for everyone involved, although a U-turn in the middle always has the potential for accidents.)
