Can someone start at 31 with the intent to compete?

Thanks! I'm still giggling and humming to myself over it! One coaches advice was to only practice the stroke with fins for the first month or two. I have a feeling it will be quite sobering when I take them off... Congratulations on taking up swimming and joining usms. Coached feedback is definitely the most effective course of action: proper form = healthy shoulders There's also nothing wrong with flying with fins on, heck, the only time I don't wear them is at swim meets.

Thanks! I'm still giggling and humming to myself over it! One coaches advice was to only practice the stroke with fins for the first month or two. I have a feeling it will be quite sobering when I take them off... Congratulations on taking up swimming and joining usms. Coached feedback is definitely the most effective course of action: proper form = healthy shoulders There's also nothing wrong with flying with fins on, heck, the only time I don't wear them is at swim meets.