By Penny Wilkin and Sarah Hill Last week I witnessed some disagreements about the etiquette of lane swimming that ended with two people in tears and disrupted swimming for all those involved. This is such a shame because swimming should be a fun and sociable activity (with the appropriate distancing of course) that we can all enjoy whatever our swimming ability or goals.   In the UK, many pools are still closed so people have far fewer places to swim. Managing the pool space can prove difficult at the best of times and is particularly tricky at the moment when swimmer numbers are so limited and regulations so strict. It’s even more important then that we find a way to negotiate the lanes in order to reduce the potential for the all too familiar incidents of ‘lane rage’ we have all experienced or witnessed at some point, here are some tips to help your swim session go smoothly:   Timetables and lane arrangements are particularly complicated at the moment, most pool...

Susan Cheshire Tell us a bit about your swimming background A competitive swimmer through to my late teens, I competed mainly over sprint distances and Individual Medley events.  I stopped swimming after university and got back in the pool after a ten-year break. What hit me the most when I started to swim again was how tiring I found swimming. My first experience of Total Immersion was at a weekend workshop 10 years ago and a light bulb went off.  I have both physically and mentally enjoyed re-learning how to swim; I only wish I knew then what I know now! Tell us about your coaching My main coaching role is as Head of Swimming at Bancroft’s School a co-educational school for 7 to 18-year-olds in Woodford, Essex.  Coaching a broad spectrum of swimmers from those learning to swim to County and National level competitors. My private coaching takes place at Bancroft’s and in central London. I love the variety of individuals I coach from competitive swimmers, triathletes,...