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[quote=Anonymous]The rule at our pool is that whoever has the lane first is allowed to use it. However, this rule is ignored by a lot of older swimmers. Apparently, they feel like as if they should be allowed to swim over young swimmers who had the lane first. It is not even safe. There are six lanes at our pool. Why can't swimmers wait until a lane is free!?!

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What bothers me is when I have paid for a lesson and an older person hops into the same lane and swims right through the lesson.

[quote=Anonymous]I'm middle-aged and swim at a local public pool during the day. Our peace and quiet has been disturbed by parents who come in to give their young kids "extra coaching". This consists mainly of timing the kids on the parents' phones and screaming "technical" points like "pull, pull". The kids comply, but also roll their eyes and talk back.

Is this the norm or the exception? I predict the kids quit before they're 14. I am glad that my parents didn't do this.[/quote][/quote]

What bothers ME is when I am swimming laps and am asked to move because someone has "paid for private lessons" and would like the lane.  At our pool, the lessons are freelance and the pool doesn't get any money from them.  That kid has no more "right" to the  lane than anyone else does. [/quote]

our pool rules specifically say that the lap lane is NOT to be used for private lessons- but it is ignored all the time.  I think alot of parents aren't aware of this- but you had better believe I am going to hop right into that lap lane if I want to swim laps.  [/quote][/quote]

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