Are Triathletes worth the dues they pay toward Masters Swimming?
I say we force all Triathletes to spend one day a week in the sprint lane, one day a week doing stroke (i.e. IM) work, and then make them focus on their starts and turns.
This invasion needs to be controlled.... :-)
John Smith
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Connie, your post hit the mark. I teach an advanced adult swimming class where I work. This last session I had a triathlete who came in and signed up for both session (MW and TTh), said he could only do free because of various injuries, but wanted significant improvement for an event 2 weeks hence.
He had been putting in lots of yards, but his stroke was such that he was killing his shoulders (e.g., lots of crossing over, no hip rotation). Kick was poor. Used a pull bouy ALL the time.
Since he wasn't the only one in the class I did teach the other strokes, and turns, and I somehow managed to get him to play along. Wouldn't let him use a pull buoy unless I had everyone using one.
He said he went from 10x100 on 1:45 to 10x100 on 1:30 in the 2 weeks (doesn't that sound like a triathlete). I could see a big improvement, he was willing to change, and despite the few problems at the beginning, he let me teach (sometimes difficult for a Caltech professor to do, which he is).
Better get going, still have to eat, get stuff together, and drive down to Mission Viejo for my last 50.
Connie, your post hit the mark. I teach an advanced adult swimming class where I work. This last session I had a triathlete who came in and signed up for both session (MW and TTh), said he could only do free because of various injuries, but wanted significant improvement for an event 2 weeks hence.
He had been putting in lots of yards, but his stroke was such that he was killing his shoulders (e.g., lots of crossing over, no hip rotation). Kick was poor. Used a pull bouy ALL the time.
Since he wasn't the only one in the class I did teach the other strokes, and turns, and I somehow managed to get him to play along. Wouldn't let him use a pull buoy unless I had everyone using one.
He said he went from 10x100 on 1:45 to 10x100 on 1:30 in the 2 weeks (doesn't that sound like a triathlete). I could see a big improvement, he was willing to change, and despite the few problems at the beginning, he let me teach (sometimes difficult for a Caltech professor to do, which he is).
Better get going, still have to eat, get stuff together, and drive down to Mission Viejo for my last 50.
