So many swimmers use different styles in getting off those starting blocks. Which are you? The Racing Start start, or the standard, feet together start?
And why do you use what you do? Any pluses? And, any tips for keeping those goggles on?
Donna
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I would agree that it is a personal thing, do what works for you. However, it seems to me that the track start is far more common among the elite today. When I attended the Santa Clara Invitational this year it struck me as odd that Dennis Baker was using a grab start. Not that the start was odd or that he needs anybody to tell him how to go fast (especially not from me!), but because nearly all of the other swimmers that day were using track starts.
I would agree that it is a personal thing, do what works for you. However, it seems to me that the track start is far more common among the elite today. When I attended the Santa Clara Invitational this year it struck me as odd that Dennis Baker was using a grab start. Not that the start was odd or that he needs anybody to tell him how to go fast (especially not from me!), but because nearly all of the other swimmers that day were using track starts.
