Flags to flags

Are you talking about swimming fast "from flags to flags" in a longer swim with turns? That would mean working walls - fast into and off of each wall during a longer swim. Practicing fast turns, in other words.

No, I mean dog paddle to the flags and then swim fast until you get to the other set of flags. I thought that was a "thing".

Well, from what I read (can't remember where), it's like you're trying to see how fast you can go without the benefit of pushing off the wall.

Well, from what I read (can't remember where), it's like you're trying to see how fast you can go without the benefit of pushing off the wall. Not sure there is a way to time yourself very accurately doing that. Are you getting this from a triathlon training site? Where you want to swim without walls? I suppose you could do sprints this way (though I would never suggest dog paddling out of or into the wall).

I haven't heard of it but maybe someone else has?

Nope. Never heard of it either. Not even sure I understand the purpose.

I've seen some water polo players turn before they reach the wall. They use both arms to change direction without touching the wall. It makes sense for a water polo workout. Don't know about the dog paddle part.

Yeah, I don't know where I read it. The dog paddling part is just to get to the flags and not part of the workout.

Sprinting from a dead stop in the water is a drill to build power. It can be extremely stressful. I think Fort (when she is healthy) does something like this.

Yeah that's what it is. Sprinting from a dead stop. Thank you. Ok so what can anyone tell me about that? Like, the science of it.