Who's doing both back and *** at masters meets? Who's good at both? Or neither? Or good at one, but not the other?
Ande thinks it's rare to be good at both. Frank thinks it's somewhat unusual, but not rare or impossible. You vote. Multiple choices permissible. Comments appreciated.
Personally, I suck at breastroke. I'm decent at back. I think they are usually mutually exclusive. Most breaststrokers I know suck at back and vice versa. Not sure if this is explained by the disparate body types that typically are associated with the stokes, or by ankle flexibility or it's just a fluke. (I have a breaststroke body type and flexible ankles and still can't do it at all. I do not have a backstroker's body type, but have hyperflexible elbows and shoulders and seem passable at it.) I clearly need a breaststroke clinic. Would be happy to go to one. Or get private lessons.
Obviously there are plenty of people good at both (same people that are good at all four strokes ... jerks!). I am a free/fly girl myself (in case no one caught on to that) my back is okay, but not great, my breaststroke is horrific (in case no one caught on to that either).
Like your team Fort, we don't really have many breaststrokers. Maybe 2? At least that would claim it as their primary stroke, we are full of flyers and backstrokers ... Of the 2 "breaststrokers" neither one is a backstroker at all and actually both hate it ... hmmm ....
Obviously there are plenty of people good at both (same people that are good at all four strokes ... jerks!). I am a free/fly girl myself (in case no one caught on to that) my back is okay, but not great, my breaststroke is horrific (in case no one caught on to that either).
Like your team Fort, we don't really have many breaststrokers. Maybe 2? At least that would claim it as their primary stroke, we are full of flyers and backstrokers ... Of the 2 "breaststrokers" neither one is a backstroker at all and actually both hate it ... hmmm ....
