I'm an ex-runner, turned swimmer. I swim approximately 5 days a week, 3600 yards each day, of drills, free, fly, *** and back. Freestyle still eludes me, in that I feel like a fish out of water :D - no balance, uneven pulls, dropped elbows, etc, no sick. I've had so many lessons, done all the drills, watched tons of videos, yet free is in my head -- I just don't swim it well. Other strokes are great. Question is this -- whenever I've gone to masters swim sessions, all they seem to focus on is freestyle. What about those swimmers who excel in other strokes? Is freestyle the onl stroke that is considered "real" swimming? Will I ever be a real swimmer with free being my worst stroke?
You know, a friend is training for his first tri and asked me to help him with the swim. He thought he was flailing all over the place in his head so I expected the worst. When I saw him, he actually had a pretty good stroke and all we really had to do was get him to figure out breathing technique. That said, maybe you think you're worse than you actually are?
You know, a friend is training for his first tri and asked me to help him with the swim. He thought he was flailing all over the place in his head so I expected the worst. When I saw him, he actually had a pretty good stroke and all we really had to do was get him to figure out breathing technique. That said, maybe you think you're worse than you actually are?
