Since I am sort of forced to swim alone rather than on a master's team this summer I often end up swimming after/before/next to someone who has horrible technique. I'm not nitpicking here, but I'm talking about dragging legs, barely getting arms out of the water, and nearly stopping to breathe on freestyle, or arms that kind of lazily flop down during the backstroke.
The question is, if you see someone doing something like that do you offer help with their stroke / or pointers?
Currently, I don't. But I'm somewhat torn. I don't want to sound arrogant and like I know everything, or to hurt someone's feelings, but I can't help thinking how much less energy these people would expend, and how much more success they would have swimming if they swam correctly. So, what do you do?
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Originally posted by ande
You can also offer to hire an elite swimmer or coach
for a private lesson.
broke college students are often happy to help and get paid
ande I would love to pay somebody with significant swimming skill to teach me a thing or two. If any of you ever find yourselves in the Monterey/Salinas, California area and want to make a few bucks, look me up!
Originally posted by ande
You can also offer to hire an elite swimmer or coach
for a private lesson.
broke college students are often happy to help and get paid
ande I would love to pay somebody with significant swimming skill to teach me a thing or two. If any of you ever find yourselves in the Monterey/Salinas, California area and want to make a few bucks, look me up!
