Hello!
There is one thing about competitive swimming that I've been having trouble with and I need some advice.
I absolutely love competing in yards - did it in middle school, high school, and college. I didn't start swimming LCM until high school and I've been almost "scared" of it ever since then. When I swim in a yard pool (or even a SCM pool) - I'm fine and I feel fast. When I get in a LCM pool... I feel so SLOW and like someone is holding me back. I don't know if I'm playing head games with myself or what. Water is water. I feel like a different swimmer in a LCM pool and I don't like it. I almost dread practicing in one - why would a swimmer do that? I love swimming!?!?!?! If anyone has experienced this - I'd really appreciate some words of wisdom!
Thanks!
Sarah :p
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I think that breastroke is, by far, the worst thing to swim in LCM. Just thinking about it makes me cringe, even doing the *** leg in the 200 IM. *** is my worst stroke (I go so slow, I'm almost going backwards).
Waiting for the flags in backstroke is bad, but when I see that "center" rope in the pool, I pretend that I just did a flip turn. Ha! I prefer back over any other stroke.
Fly isn't too bad - I'll probably only swim the 50 fly... not the 100 or 200.
Free is ok up until you get to the 200. I feel like I'm losing my mind once I get to the 150 mark.
Still contemplating that 400im. Anyone here ever swam the 400im in LCM? I may have to picture psycho ducks nipping at my feet!
I think that breastroke is, by far, the worst thing to swim in LCM. Just thinking about it makes me cringe, even doing the *** leg in the 200 IM. *** is my worst stroke (I go so slow, I'm almost going backwards).
Waiting for the flags in backstroke is bad, but when I see that "center" rope in the pool, I pretend that I just did a flip turn. Ha! I prefer back over any other stroke.
Fly isn't too bad - I'll probably only swim the 50 fly... not the 100 or 200.
Free is ok up until you get to the 200. I feel like I'm losing my mind once I get to the 150 mark.
Still contemplating that 400im. Anyone here ever swam the 400im in LCM? I may have to picture psycho ducks nipping at my feet!
