| Swimming Etiquette |
| We have a BIG team. Circle swimming is the norm and swimming etiquette the hot locker room topic. A |
| collaboration of experienced swimming minds has formulated a top ten list of swimming "faux pas." |
| The first list will tell you what NOT to do while the second list gives some explanation and suggestions. |
| Top 10 Practice Faux Pax |
| 10. Finishing a swim and not moving over to allow others in the lane to finish to the wall. |
| 9. Executing a turn on the "finish" side of the lane. |
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8. Disregarding
the pace clock. |
| 7. Disrupting the flow of a lane by not following the set design (ex.: starting out too fast or too slow). |
| 6. Leaving :05 behind the swimmer in front of you (when there are only 3 in the lane). |
| 5. Repeatedly touching, grabbing or groping the feet of the swimmer in front of you without passing. |
| 4. Talking/socializing while the coach is explaining the set. |
| 3. Leading the lane without understanding the set or intervals. |
| 2. Arriving to practice after the main set has begun forcing a side by side lane to circle. |
| 1. Choosing the wrong lane (too fast or too
slow). |
| Solutions
and Suggestions |
| 10. As you
face your lane from the deck, the right hand side is the
start side while the left hand side is |
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the finish side. Make sure you move over
to the start side after you finish each repeat so others in |
| your lane can finish to the wall. |
| 9. Turns
should be done in the center of the wall or the "start" side
of the lane (if clear) to avoid |
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traffic coming up
from behind. If you are on the wall
waiting
for your interval, try to keep the
center |
| clear for those who are turning. |
| 8. Staring at the black line on the bottom of the pool can be very boring unless you have a goal. Checking |
| your times on each repeat will let you know how you're doing throughout the set. By manipulating the |
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work/rest ratio, each workout set is designed to stimulate or
overload a specific energy system or a |
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combination of
energy systems. The only
way to know you are getting the desired workout is to watch |
| the pace clock. The pace clock should be the first thing you check at the end of each swim. |
| 7. A workout set is a
lot more interesting if you focus on the various challenges within the
set design. |
| Listen carefully when the set is announced and ask questions if you don't understand. |
| 6. There
is plenty of space in each 25 yard lane to leave :10 apart
with only 3 swimmers per lane. If your |
| lane has 4 swimmers then you should space it out by :10, :10 & :05. If there are more than 4 in a short |
| course lane then :05 is mandatory. For long course you can go :10 apart with up to 7 in a lane. Proper |
| lane spacing will assure that everyone gets a good workout without "slipstreaming." |
| 5. This
is grounds for execution. If you can easily catch up to the
swimmer in front of you please pass |
| promptly in the center of the lane. If you can't get by then be prepared to go ahead on the next repeat. |
| 4. Even if YOU
really don't want to hear the set ( 3 x 1000 ?) others around you do. When the coach speaks |
| - swimmers should listen. |
| 3. This
probably goes hand- in- hand with #4 above. You must
understand the set and know how to read the |
| clock to be a lane leader. |
| 2. Organized
workouts are partially dependent on swimmers arriving to |
| please try not to disrupt the workout in progress. Remember: "on time" swimmers have priority. |
| 1. Make
sure to get in a lane with swimmers with approximately the
same |
| afraid to ask. |
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