Change to Freestyle?

RE: Change to Freestyle?

trexleradam — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 07:10:08 GMT

If you do choose to swim this breaststroke, please be aware of other people near you and don't kick them in the head. I have no opinion on if you would like to do breastroke in an OWS event. That's totally up to you.

RE: Change to Freestyle?

orca1946 — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 05:45:29 GMT

Please learn a good solid free before attempting any open water swims. Be safe & learn !!!!!

RE: Change to Freestyle?

Former Member — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 05:26:33 GMT

Thanks for your replies. I practised freestyle yesterday, but i was still bad and slow.. must been swallow about half a litre. Then i went over to breaststroke. I worked on my technique, based on the "The Breaststroke Lane" thread here and i was few times faster then usual (58-59s on 100m), altough i was very tired due daily training this week. I also have a overweight (86kg, 1.73m), but i am loosing about 1kg every week, i guess that will make me faster as well? I signed to a freestyle course, but it starts in 4 weeks, so i will focus on breaststroke for now :)

RE: Change to Freestyle?

Bill Sive — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 09:02:12 GMT

I understand that in open water anything goes, in terms of which swim stroke you wish to utilize. With that being said if you participate in a swim meet and the event is freestyle then you can still swim breaststroke if you choose. I have participated in swimming events where it clearly states frontcrawl, instead of freestyle. Look at the verbiage the meet organizer is using. Personally I think doing a 22 minute 1km breaststroke is pretty dam good.

RE: Change to Freestyle?

Allen Stark — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 09:01:29 GMT

I know people who swim breaststroke in open water swims.A friend of mine swam the Catalina Channel (22 mi I think) breaststroke.If I ever did an open water swim(not very likely) I'd swim it breaststroke.Swim what you are comfortable with.