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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I'm a poor college student! Oooh ooh pick me! Hahah...
Guvnah made a good point about when to ask people about stroke technique, but it kind of made me laugh because it made us more "serious" swimmers sound like some form of wild animal. Look out! There goes a power swimmer! Duck for cover!
I'm a poor college student! Oooh ooh pick me! Hahah...
Guvnah made a good point about when to ask people about stroke technique, but it kind of made me laugh because it made us more "serious" swimmers sound like some form of wild animal. Look out! There goes a power swimmer! Duck for cover!
