These rules apply to all MVH Pool Sessions (including MVH members using other clubs training sessions). Please remember you are representing MVH, therefore please act responsibly, with courtesy and pride.
Get to the session on time! Late arrivals disrupt the other swimmers. Listen carefully (and quietly) when the coach explains the set. Ask questions if you don't understand. Save conversation for appropriate times.
You'll be inside the personal space of others, so practice good personal hygiene. Don't belch, blow your nose, spit, or pee in the pool. Collisions can also occur, so groom nails to remove jagged edges.
Share lanes with other swimmers of similar ability.
Do the exact set described by the coach. They are designed to accomplish specific training goals. On a work set, do not shorten intervals-instead, work harder so you'll need the rest. On a drill set, concentrate on the drill, not on competing with others.
If there are more than 2 people in the lane, swim in a circle (usually counter-clockwise but this depends on the lane adjacent). All swimmers must be courteous and stay completely within their half of the lane. Practice and improve your swimming skills-better, more streamlined swimmers take up less lane space.
The fastest swimmer in the lane leads the set. Next fastest is second, and so on. Wait the full interval (usually 5 seconds) after the previous swimmer, unless you have asked for and received permission to draft.
Be courteous. Take your position within the lane as appropriate for each drill. Don't play games with position just to "look good"-others find it irritating.
Never interrupt another swimmer until they have finished the current repeat or set.
If sharing a lane with swimmers of equal speed, go first on your fair share of the repeats. Don't just be a "leech".
Always be aware of the position of all other swimmers in the lane. Avoid collisions and discourtesies by following these rules:
Always allow the right of way to faster swimmers. Pay attention to your lanemates so that you always know where everyone is and when someone is coming up behind you. When a faster swimmer approaches, pull over to the outside of the lane, then stop at the wall if necessary to let them pass.
To pass, gently tap the foot of the person in front and go around to the inside of the lane. If you tap accidentally, back off so that the person knows they should continue to lead, and so that you won't repeat the accident.
If a faster swimmer is approaching to do a turn when you are to leave on an interval, wait until they have gone by, and then start.
If a slower swimmer is approaching to do a turn when you are to leave on an interval, cut your rest short and leave before they get there.
Always start, turn, and finish at the wall. Start on the correct sendoff, not before. "Cheating" only hurts yourself. When finished with a repeat, pull over to the side of the lane to let others turn or finish. Turn sideways and hold the wall with only one hand so you'll take up less space.
Never make fun of or belittle other team members. Never brag. Be competitive, but realise that, in swimming, everyone can be a winner.
Support your fellow swimmers with encouragement, recognition of good effort, and cheerful enthusiasm.
Use good common sense and courtesy. The golden rule is in effect; "Act as you'd like others to act."
