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Originally Posted by dougjb
In most universities and public pools, if someone wants into a lane, they ask the person swimming in the lane if it is alright to split the lane. That request is generally always acknowledged and accepted. In the Villages, there seems to be a proprietary claim to the lane by the swimmer in the lane who often is offended to be asked to share. In university gyms where I have swum, it is not uncommon for three and four swimmers to share a lane with the swim going in a clockwise fashion within the lane. Afterall, you only meet another swimmer once or twice in a lap. It is easy to avoid any collision. But, I have not seen such cooperation within the sports pools in the Villages. It is sad! The pools are for all of us!
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We are older here in The Villages and most of us don't swim very fast. I would never want to be in a lane with three other swimmers. That just wouldn't work for me. Let's not forget, we are not youngsters any more like those on college and high school swim teams. Sharing a lane with one other person is doable because you don't have to "follow" or "lead" in the lane. We just split the lane in half and stay on our half. When I share a lane, I can not swim backstroke but will swim freestyle with no problem at my pace.