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Passing

If somebody taps your foot while swimming:

• do not react and stop swimming if you are still finishing your length!
• stay over to the right as much as possible.
• consider decreasing speed slightly to enable them to finish passing especially if it seems to be taking them a while.
• pause at the end of the length to let them proceed ahead of you.
• consider whether a change of group position when initiating swims will minimize the need for others to overtake you.

If passing another swimmer:

• before passing check for oncoming swimmers that may be passing, to avoid head-on collisions.
• give priority of passing to those on the returning length.
• try to position yourself from the get-go to minimize the need to overtake swimmers.
• try to swim relatively tight, to avoid banging other swimmers.

Resting

When resting:

• stay off to the left side of incoming swimmers, such that you don't impeded them from completing their swim with a touch of the wall.
• attempt to avoid resting/stopping mid-length during endurance/distance and speed sets.
• if stopping mid-length, don't stop suddenly in mid-swim, instead pulling to the side with your forward momentum and immediately looking for swimmers coming from behind and effectively minimizing your obstruction.

Changing Directions mid-Length

It is reasonable to change directions mid-length if:

• you are in drill, warm-up, or cool-down designated practices (sections of the session).
• you have an emergency (reasonable concern) of mind, emotion, body.

When changing directions:

• if stopping mid-length, don't stop suddenly in mid-swim, instead pulling to the side with your forward momentum and immediately looking for swimmers coming from behind and effectively minimizing your obstruction.
• wait until you can effectively weave between other swimmers minimizing interrupting their practices, ideally without affecting their practices.