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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For a 10 and under I think this is up to the coach. The kids don't quite understand yet. Sometimes the lane order needs to be changed multiple times during practice because different kids are good at different things. If two kids are very close to each other in speed, the ideal is to put then in two different lanes next to each other so they can push each other. This stuff tends to get better as kids get older and more well rounded, and more mature.

I will say no one is worse at lane etiquette than adult Masters swimmers who didn't grow up swimming. For example people who came to swimming later in life and swim Masters to train for triathlons. They treat pool swimming like open water and will just go 2 seconds after you and swim right on top of you unless you're very forceful about the 5 second rule. They also don't circle swim properly and will hit your hand/arm with theirs as you swim by in the other direction, which hurts!! [/quote]

Yeah, I didn't grow up swimming on a team and am terrible at swimming straight, swimming in circles, etc. Whenever anyone asks if they can share my lane I say, of course but just beware tho I try, I am terrible at swimming straight. I am not sure how to get better at this. I try to swim at times when the pool is less likely to be busy so I can have my own lane. It's best for the good swimmer to share lanes with each other.[/quote]

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