Pool Rage
The neighbourhood pool where I train is pretty small, only 3 lanes at the best of times. I normally go to the “early risers” adult swim, and the crowd at that hour is mixed but definitely slanted towards the older age brackets. This means that the first two lanes are really slow, leaving me only one choice.
I just wish that everyone would pick their lanes a little more sensibly. The slow crowd spot the 2-3 people moving only about an inch per second so they flock to the middle lane, forcing the medium lane group to switch into the fast lane. Now the “lanes” at this pool are only about half the width of a standard lane, so once the fast lane has 6 people in it going at wildly different speeds, it’s crowded and difficult to pass. (more...)