(I somehow lost my post in the middle of reviewing it--sorry if this ends up posted twice! Now let's see if I can remember what I wrote.)
I was talking with a friend about swimming and she said she started "swimming for life" x number of years ago. I got the sense that she meant that it was more than a good workout--it kept her "alive." I have to admit that it has that kind of effect for me, too. At the risk of sounding too new-agey, it's nourishing in more than a physical sense.
What does swimming mean to you? How does that compare to other sports or activities you do? How does that meaning influence your goals and performance?
Lovely Fortress!! But I still don't understand the disdain toward breaststroke. It's really not that bad!!! Apparently only the truly gifted are blessed with being able to swim this most elegant of strokes. :joker:
Kyra:
"Disdain" is not the right word. I'm sure it's just misguided jealously. You must remember that some of my best friends are breaststrokers and my daughter is a breaststroker. I myself do not have the technical finesse to do justice to the stroke. (Although I do contend that fly is equally elegant when done properly. Probably both are equally ugly when done improperly.) So, like many others, I just make fun of breaststroke instead. I am also on the backstroke side of the "impossible to do both breaststroke and backstroke" conundrum. So I'm always very busy defending fly and back -- usually from breaststrokers. Plus, my team is full of a bunch of non-breaststrokers. All we can do is :joker: to cover our deficiencies.
But I will say that butterfrog is not my favorite. Maybe Allen can make it look elegant, but I haven't seen elegant yet myself. Butterfrog is just ugly disguised breaststroke. It should be a different stroke altogether! Now I will await inspiration to hit to pick on distance freestylers. :rofl:
:dedhorse:
Jim-Bo:
I penned it off and on while I was watching Desperate Housewives last night. Apparently, trash TV and Shakespeare go together. Limericks are good. I would appreciate some chiming in if the cavalry really starts stampeding.
Lovely Fortress!! But I still don't understand the disdain toward breaststroke. It's really not that bad!!! Apparently only the truly gifted are blessed with being able to swim this most elegant of strokes. :joker:
Kyra:
"Disdain" is not the right word. I'm sure it's just misguided jealously. You must remember that some of my best friends are breaststrokers and my daughter is a breaststroker. I myself do not have the technical finesse to do justice to the stroke. (Although I do contend that fly is equally elegant when done properly. Probably both are equally ugly when done improperly.) So, like many others, I just make fun of breaststroke instead. I am also on the backstroke side of the "impossible to do both breaststroke and backstroke" conundrum. So I'm always very busy defending fly and back -- usually from breaststrokers. Plus, my team is full of a bunch of non-breaststrokers. All we can do is :joker: to cover our deficiencies.
But I will say that butterfrog is not my favorite. Maybe Allen can make it look elegant, but I haven't seen elegant yet myself. Butterfrog is just ugly disguised breaststroke. It should be a different stroke altogether! Now I will await inspiration to hit to pick on distance freestylers. :rofl:
:dedhorse:
Jim-Bo:
I penned it off and on while I was watching Desperate Housewives last night. Apparently, trash TV and Shakespeare go together. Limericks are good. I would appreciate some chiming in if the cavalry really starts stampeding.
