I've been swimming all my life, but never proper strokes. Recently I've begun learning the correct strokes but I'm having trouble with my crawl stroke. I watch other swimmers go back and forth flip turning as they come to end. I can't do more than 50 yards before I'm completely out of breath. I know I'm in better shape than that because I can swim breaststroke back and forth just fine, so I assume I'm not breathing correctly. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can breathe better and how to have enough air after the flip turn to continue?
Also, I feel like I don't go anywhere when I kick unless I have fins (I have the blue zoomers). Any suggestions for improving the crawl kick? I kick across the pool, but I go v e r y slow.
Feeling a little discouraged... :(
Thanks for any advice you guys have got!
Lisa
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Boeing's answer to Lisa regarding her kick brings to mind an age-old question of mine; why do I have such a lousy kick DESPITE great ankle flexibility. Remember, as a chiropractor I pride myself on having above average range of motion in all of my joints for someone my age (actually, better than most young people as well), but my ankle flexibility, which is as good as most folks doesn't translate into an effective kick.
I sympathize with you, Lisa, in that I too feel as if I'm going nowhere on kick sets.
Give me that pull buoy, though (yes Emmitt, I'm one of those addicts) and I can go all day.
So, back to the question at hand, why do I not kick well when the answer is not the standard "your ankles must be too stiff"?
Boeing's answer to Lisa regarding her kick brings to mind an age-old question of mine; why do I have such a lousy kick DESPITE great ankle flexibility. Remember, as a chiropractor I pride myself on having above average range of motion in all of my joints for someone my age (actually, better than most young people as well), but my ankle flexibility, which is as good as most folks doesn't translate into an effective kick.
I sympathize with you, Lisa, in that I too feel as if I'm going nowhere on kick sets.
Give me that pull buoy, though (yes Emmitt, I'm one of those addicts) and I can go all day.
So, back to the question at hand, why do I not kick well when the answer is not the standard "your ankles must be too stiff"?
