Are flip turns all that fast when you consider how much oxygen they take up??.I have found that I am more able to swim at a regular tempo by doing "open" turns, than trying to do flip turns, which always put me out of my regular breathing pattern.:(
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I read an article on adjustments for aging masters swimmers and it suggested that as we get older their comes a point where the open turn becomes preferred, mostly to maintain the flow of oxygen. I'm not sure if it said so in the article but there may also be a point where the slower speed no longer provides the momentum to get an advantage from the flip turn and it is better to just concentrate on getting a good streamlined push off the wall.
I read an article on adjustments for aging masters swimmers and it suggested that as we get older their comes a point where the open turn becomes preferred, mostly to maintain the flow of oxygen. I'm not sure if it said so in the article but there may also be a point where the slower speed no longer provides the momentum to get an advantage from the flip turn and it is better to just concentrate on getting a good streamlined push off the wall.
