The latest threads clearly reveal that the vast majority of masters swimmers wish breaststroke did not exist (except Peter, Allen, Aquafeisty, and a possiblely experimenting SCY freestyler). So why does everyone hate breaststroke? :mad:
I'll go first. I hated it when I was young because it was too slow, I never learned how to do it right, and I never learned the wave action because it didn't exist when I was young. I can't seem do get the timing right now. And I have no excuse. Unlike my shoulder, my knees are fully intact. Not sure I have the gumption or time to put in 100,000 yards for a complete overhaul on a stroke I don't swim in meets. But I'd like to be able to fake it in IMs ...
Surely the Fortress would not have said this, it must have been Bunny Girl:
"I am actually a vocal distance free hater. I always say, "oh no, not another 400 free." I'd much rather work on *** than pounding out junk yardage doing long free."
And Scarlett says to Rhett: I think I am going to faint here.
And Bunny Girl: I used to always swim 50,100,200back and those aren't distance, but I had it then, I have lost it now, so distance free is now my swim by design. I think many people who don't like distance don't like it because they can find it boring; something I had to overcome, too. But I am heavily protected now with dementia so I can't tell the difference:rofl:.Donna
Hey, my avatar has reverted to my usual best event, the backstroke. Although I'd rather be a flyer. Actually, back and fly may be in a dead heat now. It's all those TI drills I do. Remember, you saw me and said I was swimming "low in the water..." :rofl:
But you definitely socked me, Sox. Get ready to faint again. I really truly would rather swim the 50 *** than the 400 meter or 500 yard free. I hate distance free in pools. Really, I prefer to do it in the ocean rather than the pool. Then at least the salt water holds me up some, I'm distracted by waves, and I don't have to do thousands of flip turns and try to remember what length I'm on.
And now I have a confession to make. I actually made national cuts in the 50 *** last year at 44 and signed up to do it at SCY Nats in May as a "warm up" for other events. But, just to prove the KNelson is wrong about us night owls, I decided to scratch it and sleep in. So I went to late warm up and swam fly and back later on. :rofl: So glad I saved myself for the important stuff. Because, at my advanced age, with MMA setting in, I just can't swim too many events.
Surely the Fortress would not have said this, it must have been Bunny Girl:
"I am actually a vocal distance free hater. I always say, "oh no, not another 400 free." I'd much rather work on *** than pounding out junk yardage doing long free."
And Scarlett says to Rhett: I think I am going to faint here.
And Bunny Girl: I used to always swim 50,100,200back and those aren't distance, but I had it then, I have lost it now, so distance free is now my swim by design. I think many people who don't like distance don't like it because they can find it boring; something I had to overcome, too. But I am heavily protected now with dementia so I can't tell the difference:rofl:.Donna
Hey, my avatar has reverted to my usual best event, the backstroke. Although I'd rather be a flyer. Actually, back and fly may be in a dead heat now. It's all those TI drills I do. Remember, you saw me and said I was swimming "low in the water..." :rofl:
But you definitely socked me, Sox. Get ready to faint again. I really truly would rather swim the 50 *** than the 400 meter or 500 yard free. I hate distance free in pools. Really, I prefer to do it in the ocean rather than the pool. Then at least the salt water holds me up some, I'm distracted by waves, and I don't have to do thousands of flip turns and try to remember what length I'm on.
And now I have a confession to make. I actually made national cuts in the 50 *** last year at 44 and signed up to do it at SCY Nats in May as a "warm up" for other events. But, just to prove the KNelson is wrong about us night owls, I decided to scratch it and sleep in. So I went to late warm up and swam fly and back later on. :rofl: So glad I saved myself for the important stuff. Because, at my advanced age, with MMA setting in, I just can't swim too many events.
