Pool Etiquette...Or LAck Of!

Generally you should  hang out by the end of the pool and make sure the person at least sees you.  You can sit on the edge of the pool and put your feet and too get their attention and wait for them to move over (which if they have any courtesy they should).  I don't think people should share lanes in this case if they are doing different strokes.  At masters okay, at open swim no okay (IMO). 

At my master's swim a few weeks ago I was cooling down and and just pushed off under water and a guy got in to swim.  Did not see me and we swam smack into each other.  Luckily missed heads.  Now in this case it was a complete accident.  The coach had the lane makers out of the pool and he just did not see me.  These things happen.  Your guy just seems dense.

Most pools I have swum in during Lane Swim times have 6 "lanes" - but only 2 ropes installed instead of 5.  So essentially there are 3 large "lanes".  We swim up the rope (either side of the lane) and back down the middle.  Passing is best done if the person being passed pauses at the end of the pool to let the fast swimmer go past.

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They should have waited at the end and asked if they could share the lane, and than determine how to do it.

I had kids jump into the lanes before and start horsing around like it's Caddyshack.

I was in a lane at the local Y pool and another member gets in and starts walking up and down the lane. I thought it was a little bit rude but no big deal until he decides to come on my side of the lane. I saw his feet, took one big extra big pull and ran right into him. Yes, I did it on purpose. I too am not afraid to hit someone else in the pool. Triathlon swimming is a full contact sport. The lifeguard moved him out of the lane and into the open swim part of the pool. I choose to believe that people just don't think. Not that they are a__.

SevenZulu - 2008-05-08 12:37 PM Yeah, isn't that fun?  It's about equivalent to walking up to a weight machine and sitting on the lap of the person who is using the machine at the time.  "Oh, were you using this?"

Crap, diet Pepsi just came out my nose.

Everybody looses their cool and I'd loose mine if that happened.  You handled it pretty maturely by cooling down later.

I also say no peeing and no snot in the pool!  I only put my feet in the pool (strick Duathlete), but I still don't want any of that yucky stuff inbetween my toes.

I struggle with etiquette or lack there of. I try to swim when pool isn't to busy but hard to predict. I tend to swim with lots of older folks during the day who are unable to share a lane as they swim crazy and wide...so everyone likes to swim with me

Today I swam for 1:23 and had a nice women triathlete to start then once the old crazy swimmer left she moved over then a older women came to share with me..why me? She did breast stroke, wacky free style and kicked like crazy..she tried to race me when going along..finally the triathlete left and changed lanes.

The worst at my Y are the hate to say it but ethnic families who change lanes, take up 2-3 and are not at all considerate of the folks doing workouts. What the heck they can't even notice or be aware of anyone else but themselves?

Then there are the good swimmers who just jump right in without waiting for me to acknowledge them (I didn't see them and was doing 1000 yd TT) who start circle swimming then grab my ankle to talk with me.  

I am not longer surprised by anyone's bad behavior. Like I tell my husband most folks don't give a crap about anyone but themselves.