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Originally Posted by Laker14
If I understand you correctly, if one person is in a lane, unless you know them and have agreed to share, you shouldn't enter the lane they are swimming in.
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Not exactly. I’m a former member of the villages aquatic swim team and there is a certain etiquette to sharing lanes. It could be really dangerous to just jump in a lane if the other person doesn’t know you are going to be getting in so you always wanted to ask if you could share the lane. Also, it is good etiquette if you have a lane by yourself and you see someone is waiting, that you ask them to join. I’ve noticed some people in the villages don’t seem to realize this is proper swimming etiquette and they think they can have their own personal lane. But it is considered very selfish to do so. When sharing with someone, it would be easiest to swim side-by-side that way each person has the lane lines on the side to guide them and they won’t get in the other person’s space. The exception would be if you were strictly doing backstroke and you have trouble staying in your lane.