If we are supposed to be, in the front crawl, always rolling from side to side, what are the advantages of not breathing every other stroke or breathing less and swimming straight? Or should we roll to the side even though not taking a breath? Or is is the fact that the moving of your head a little more to take the breath making more drag? I can see the not breathing an issue in fly because breathing breaks the natural porpoising of the body. The more I swim the fly without breathing the faster I go, so I have to dwell with that, but in freestyle what is the deal? Newbie questions again. billy fanstone
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I'm trying to get to grips with flips and will do them at steady cruise but I don't like them I sometime go to early and miss the wall, or barely get toes to it. The great fear of course is doing them at speed and clanging my heels...
Until I get proper instruction...I'm not willing to risk them at speed.
I have enough injury issues...
that said my opens ain't bad and I can certainly keep up with my fellow swimmers and sometime out streamline them. I guess there's a trade off for me in how fast I can flip vs how fast I can open and stream out strong. Watch for flips in the FR 100 at zones though...cameras ready!
I say go for it Rich! You never know, you may end up starting a new trend in breaststroke turns the way Kajitma (sp??) started a new trend for underwater pullouts at the Athens games LOL! :rofl:
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I'm trying to get to grips with flips and will do them at steady cruise but I don't like them I sometime go to early and miss the wall, or barely get toes to it. The great fear of course is doing them at speed and clanging my heels...
Until I get proper instruction...I'm not willing to risk them at speed.
I have enough injury issues...
that said my opens ain't bad and I can certainly keep up with my fellow swimmers and sometime out streamline them. I guess there's a trade off for me in how fast I can flip vs how fast I can open and stream out strong. Watch for flips in the FR 100 at zones though...cameras ready!
I say go for it Rich! You never know, you may end up starting a new trend in breaststroke turns the way Kajitma (sp??) started a new trend for underwater pullouts at the Athens games LOL! :rofl:
Newmastersswimmer
