Lane Hog

Last night I swam with the worst lane hog! Lucky for me it was near the middle/end of my workout. I got out to go to the bathroom and when I came back she had moved my stuff to the corner of the lane and put her stuff smack in the middle of the lane (claiming it as hers perhaps?). Anyway when I got back I jumped right in and moved my stuff over a little (but left hers in the middle.

She seemed a little shocked I'm not sure why as my stuff was in the middle of the lane where hers then resided. Maybe she thought I left it behind? I dont' have a problem sharing a lane but I do not circle swim unless I have to. (unless you are actually swimming the same workout at the same pace it sucks). so in a bossy move on my part, I told her to swim on the left half and i would stay right.

Apparently she could not or would not do this. She often swam in the middle of the lane and even kicked me. I'm thankful she is not that strong of a swimmer. A breast-stroke kick can hurt if they are good at the stroke.

Lucky for both of us a lane opened next to ours and she moved over. I used to think I was not good at sharing lanes, but now I realize that unless I'm doing breast-stroke or butterfly I don't hit people and I stay on my side (except for that time in Florida which I accidentally switched lanes and ended up swimming with a different team for a 50 or so.). Even then I'll break my stroke if I see them coming as to not hit them.