Had my first indoor pool clash with other swimmer last night (Page 2)

You forgot fat.

There is no way on this earth that someone intentionally kicks me in the pool and I don't march directly to the lifeguard and/or management. This isn't an "oops, I was swimming and I got too close" kick, this was intent to do bodily harm. I'm glad you went to the lifeguard. You're a more forgiving person than I.

Well, being one that is old and fat, I have no room to talk, but I don't mind the bobbers.  I just consider it OWS training.  Also if the lady comes back in the lane, just tell her you just peed right where she is...

Grumpy women...

I used to play on women's soccer team and things got out of hand a few times with another player grabbing one of our players hair and kicking her so hard she had a bruise on her chest. We were all so surprised none of us knew what to do, we walked off the field. In thinking about it we all agreed if it happened again we'd call the police.

My best clash in the pool was when I was splitting a lane with a women, and we swam to close to each other and my hand went down her swim suit top and I scratched her neck and chest. She was a sport about it and we ended up having a nice chat.

Technically, yes, it is.  A stupid, ineffective, assault is still an assault (though I was using the term half-jokingly for the very reason you give).  I'd guess that actual prosecution would be very unlikely, but if I were a lifeguard and witnessed what OP describes, the offender would have to go to 'time-out' with the 7-year olds who run on the pool deck.

It's a crazy world when people get intimidated by swimmers.

My thoughts exactly.  (Unless they have a dorsal fin and pointy teeth.)

when I am in a lane already and i see other people coming in-especially older/slower ladies- I really go hard as they survey which lanes to enter. Again, they look and at least for a minute, i look serious and like a "real" swimmer, so they go to another lane with a fellow old lady in it. Works every time.

X2.  Intimidation in the pool??  Now biking and running, I believe.  But in the pool?

My pool goes from 3.5 feet to 12 feet the drop off is pretty much in the middle. This keeps the bobber and walkers out of the lanes. We do get the side/back stroke frog kickers it is hard to share a lane with them because the take up a lot of room and they can't usually see where they are going.

Best post of the day (well of yesterday) .  I like to think there are more cool people like this out there than cranky ones who do things like kick others when they don't get their way.

I had a collision a few months ago when a couple got in the lane next to me and started circle swimming INTO MY LANE. 

Perhaps that is normal at other pools (and I know it is practiced during organized group swim workouts), but I've never seen it in the 5+ years I've been lap swimming at any of the gym pools in the D/FW area.