I am still new to swimming, so as practicing at the local pool I noticed that people do turns in freestyle differently.Some do a turn when you kinda do the somersault and some just sort of dive in and then just flip over on their side and then push off the wall.Obviously I cannot do either right now so I was wondering which one is the best to do and what is the exact way to do it.
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Originally posted by hooked-on-swimming
I tried a flip turn based on what was mentioned here.Thanks a lot!I am definitely better at it although not very comfortable doing it yet(well ... I am sure that time will come soon)Also, for some reason, not all the time, but it does happen that when I push off the wall I go too deep for some reason, almost to the bottom of the pool.Anyone knows what causes it?maybe my turn is not complete or something.
Thanks again for the advice everyone.
I struggle with flip turns also. Sometimes I too come off very deep and descending as I go! One time, I saw four Brit's in a yellow submarine....... They sent in divers to find me..... By the time I surfaced, I was in oxygen debt worse than I had ever been in my life..... and I had only completed my first 25 SCY!
That is all true - except for the submarine and the divers!:rolleyes:
Originally posted by hooked-on-swimming
I tried a flip turn based on what was mentioned here.Thanks a lot!I am definitely better at it although not very comfortable doing it yet(well ... I am sure that time will come soon)Also, for some reason, not all the time, but it does happen that when I push off the wall I go too deep for some reason, almost to the bottom of the pool.Anyone knows what causes it?maybe my turn is not complete or something.
Thanks again for the advice everyone.
I struggle with flip turns also. Sometimes I too come off very deep and descending as I go! One time, I saw four Brit's in a yellow submarine....... They sent in divers to find me..... By the time I surfaced, I was in oxygen debt worse than I had ever been in my life..... and I had only completed my first 25 SCY!
That is all true - except for the submarine and the divers!:rolleyes:
