Simple. Forget what you are. What do you want to be? I notice there's been a lot of dissing of sprinters here, and I might join in, but ...
If you could be any kind of swimmer, what would you want to be and why? I'm only posting five options; vote for one. This is a nice daydream, but you have to pick your heart's desire and explain below.
I'm voting stoker again. Ha, ha. Sprinter would actually be my second to last pick after middle distance. I have always admired distance studs in any sport. I religiously watch the Tour de France. My son helps me chart the progress of American marathoners. I think ultrarunning sounds cool. I love to watch triathlons.
But if I really can only pick one, I'd pick stroker. I love the variety that comes with being a stroker/IM-er. It would be great to be awesome at everything, without that gaping breaststroke/distance hole. The 400 IM gold medal winner is the king of swimming. Although I do think it's just that OW is now an Olympic event.
Wow, how refreshing. No one dissing sprinters on this thread. A James Joyce quote. People even want us on their relays. All of a sudden, I feel much better. And even Donna wants to sprint butterfly. This is great. Let's all get together, practice swimming underwater to build the lung capacity of small ponies, and SDK the whole 50. Then we won't have to worry about what our recovery looks like and whether we have good technique. We'll just be like true little fishies. Monofins to the ready everyone. :groovy: :groovy: :banana: :banana:
I'm a wannabe sprinter but am going to diverge from the thundering herd.
I voted for open water. The few times I've done OW swims I've really enjoyed myself. Unfortunately, I must travel 4 hours or more to find an OW swim unless I want to swim (alone) in one of the local reservoirs. Even then it's 30 min drive to one or an hour to the other. And if I'm going to drive that far I'm going to fish, not swim!
Good for you, Poolraat. As a runner to an ex-runner, nothing better than the open water. I love it. Wish you had some closer.
My last one was Donner Lake in August. 2.7 mi at 6200' elev. It was awesome!
The 100 fly because is the perfect combination of flowing grace and power
The 200 free because it requires speed and endurance plus tactics
The 200 IM because it requires ability in all 4 strokes
I too voted for open water. I am currently a sprinter, but listening ( ok, reading) to Donna talk about her upcoming swim, and her workouts in the Caribbean :groovy: .... I am envious!!!!! Living in TX (not on the coast) does not give a lot of opportunities for OW swimming. Besides, I would much rather be looking a tropical fish while I swim than green murk.:shakeshead:
I voted for Sprinter; there is nothing like it in the world---the speed, the closeness in finishes, the crowd excitement. That's what I would want to be.
And to add something here, I'd love to do it true butterfly, dolphin kick and all; no butterfrog--butterfrog should only be for people who are injured or over age 65; maybe butterfrog should be a new stroke and race all by itself?
Donna
Wow, how refreshing. No one dissing sprinters on this thread. A James Joyce quote. People even want us on their relays. All of a sudden, I feel much better. And even Donna wants to sprint butterfly. This is great. Let's all get together, practice swimming underwater to build the lung capacity of small ponies, and SDK the whole 50. Then we won't have to worry about what our recovery looks like and whether we have good technique. We'll just be like true little fishies. Monofins to the ready everyone. :groovy: :groovy: :banana: :banana:
Sprinters? Pfffffffffft! the latest "Me Too" club...
I went for middle distance: Some "why make such a good thing so brief?" with a touch of "always leave them wanting more!"
Sprinters? Pfffffffffft! the latest "Me Too" club...
I went for middle distance: Some "why make such a good thing so brief?" with a touch of "always leave them wanting more!"
Dude, what sport are you speaking of?
