I got a video of myself swimming today! woohoo!
I'd appreciate some comments. it was taken after a set so it wasn't the greatest lap but hey.. i'm not making excuses. i'd like some input. I've been swimming for 4 weeks now :woot:
www.youtube.com/watch
Oh, i'd recommend scaling down the vid's resolution to see it a bit clearer.
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thanks islandsox. I'm pretty sure its tissue tear.. i have been putting a lot of strain on my shoulders and hands the past several weeks.
So after a long day of work and school yesterday i decided to stop at the pool for a half and do some easy technique work. i decided to swim as slow as i could and focus on my movements: body roll, high elbows catch and leg work. First i must say swimming slow is one of the hardest things to do. i couldn't keep the forward momentum and rhythm, felt like i was drowning, kept needed to breath.. just horrible. after about 20 minutes i almost gave up on proper body roll AND high elbow recovery but them something just clicked and Ive noticed that when i roll my body my recovery arm and shoulder is actually out of the water and makes it much easier to "push" it forward and use a a high elbow to propel rather then force. YEAH!
