Am I alone in pursuing freestyle only?
I never understood/appreciated anything other than "swim as fast as you can from A to B".
I was a long time hard-core runner, and the different swimstrokes seems to me to be akin to running backwards or sideways. (Or....heaven forbid......Racewalking!!)
Why shouldn't swimming follow the same path as running? Ie No stroke rules. Just go from A to B in the water anyway you wish? As fast as you can.
School me! Kick my ass! In my newbieness I cannot understand anything other than "A to B in the water as fast as you can."
Why do we have these 4 different strokes? It seems like a beauty contest. (I expect to be crucified for such blasphemy.)
Educate me, USMS people. Help me understand why you would want to find a way to swim slower!! :)
Because variety is fun. I've always enjoyed working on all four strokes and the intricacies of each. I'm not sure if I'd have gotten back in the pool when I started Masters if it was just all freestyle all the time.
Same here - it's just fun.
I grew up swimming, have always been very comfortable in the water, and there's many ways to move in the water besides just going from A to B super fast. I always liked butterfly as a child because it made me feel like I was an orca chasing down seals.
Because variety is fun. I've always enjoyed working on all four strokes and the intricacies of each. I'm not sure if I'd have gotten back in the pool when I started Masters if it was just all freestyle all the time.
Same here - it's just fun.
I grew up swimming, have always been very comfortable in the water, and there's many ways to move in the water besides just going from A to B super fast. I always liked butterfly as a child because it made me feel like I was an orca chasing down seals.
