Sunday, 23 March 2025

Swimming pool ettiquette

Hey guys, just got a few stupid questions, but I know that when you're dealing with people new to a field, there can be things beginners do that annoy others, so I want to pre-empt as much of that as I can.

Going to be going down to my local indoor pool this weekend to start swimming. I've not swum (swam?) in... a long time. Decades probably, at least properly.

So I was going to wear my board shorts and nothing else as a guy. Is that okay, or do people prefer guys to wear a top of some kind? I'm not overly hairy, I have good skin, like I don't want others to think I'm making the pool less hygienic or something? I don't know.

Also, can I just jump in a lane and go for my slow-ass life? Or do people reserve lanes, how does it work?

Any other ettiquette or social norms/rules I should know before I go? I know I'll be slow and look stupid, so I want to avoid getting in others' way if at all possible.

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