How do you get the attention of someone to start sharing a lane?
My dude was swimming down the middle of the lane at the same time a bunch of folks walked in and lane sharing would be a requirement. He was swimming in one of the medium lanes, and I am a medium swimmer.
I sat with my feet in the water on the side I wanted to claim. Most people will push off from a flip turn and move to the other side when they see someone doing this. He did a very poor flip turn and kept swimming in the middle.
I moved closer to the middle and dropped my legs lower. He kept swimming. At the far end of the lane he put his head above water, looked in my direction (possibly to look at the enormous time board on the wall beyond me), and kept swimming. My eyes aren't the best so I also don't assume anyone can see a person at the far end of the lane
I sat directly above the target line with my legs dangling as low as I could get them without jumping in. He did a very poor flip turn and somehow did not touch my legs and kept swimming. My dude, this is not your private lane. At this point he's the only one with his own lane. I dropped in, swam past this slow swimmer in the medium lane while hugging the lane line, and he finally moved over.
After I got out another pool regular confirmed that she'd been watching me and mentioned that he's an awkward weird man she's had problems with before. Good times.
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