You know you're a breaststroker when...

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Former Member — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:20:10 GMT

I recently noticed that Meg Ryan walked like a duck when I watched a snippet of "You've Got Mail" on HBO. My daughter does too. I do not. Therefore, I will just give SS a :thhbbb: and get off this thread before Jeff accuses me of non-breaststroke hijacking. Oh, Rich, you are a sprinter. Sprinter or not...I'll still be doing 200 BR with my goggles full of aqua at Zones!

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Former Member — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 16:47:14 GMT

you know you are a breaststroker when you think that backstroke is the worst stroke in swimming.

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Former Member — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 13:40:54 GMT

Pacing is different in ***. Most top swimmers have a 3.5 sec difference SCY and a 4-4.5 sec difference between the first half and the second half in both the 100 and the 200. First 50 of the 100 should be about 1-1.5 sec slower than 50 pace. Hmm maybe I am a 50Y specialist..seems I DIE after that LOL :rofl:

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Former Member — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 13:27:55 GMT

A blonde participated in a breastroke competition at the YWCA. She finished dead last and then complained that all the other girls were using their arms. Good one Ron LOL!! :rofl:

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Former Member — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 11:24:22 GMT

A blonde participated in a breastroke competition at the YWCA. She finished dead last and then complained that all the other girls were using their arms.

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The Fortress — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 11:23:14 GMT

....and everybody called you duck in high school... -- mel I recently noticed that Meg Ryan walked like a duck when I watched a snippet of "You've Got Mail" on HBO. My daughter does too. I do not. Therefore, I will just give SS a :thhbbb: and get off this thread before Jeff accuses me of non-breaststroke hijacking. Oh, Rich, you are a sprinter.

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Former Member — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 10:49:51 GMT

You know your a breaststroker when you naturally stand with your feet turned out and you find squatting a very comfortable position. ....and everybody called you duck in high school... -- mel

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Allen Stark — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 09:34:25 GMT

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Former Member — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 06:12:13 GMT

50FR :32; 100FR 1:25; 200FR 2:46 (OK the 200 was from a dive at NEM--but still) My BR times: 50BR :35ish; 100 1:20ish; 200 3:00ish (With goggle malfunction) I wonder if the pacing strategy in *** is significantly different than in free. It is difficult to see how you can do a 32 50 and a 1:25 100 unless you are taking it far too easy in the 100, which is confirmed by the fact that you swam your 200 at a faster average pace than your 100! I only recently discovered that you should swim the first 50 of your hundred at almost the same pace as your 50 race, probably with the same effort, just not restricting your breathing as much. I bet you would swim under 1:15 if you went out harder.

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Former Member — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 13:43:35 GMT

Actually, Donna, I think I'm just a breaststroker gone bad. Converted to the dark side by the overwhelming hordes of swimmers who think frogs were invented purely for Cajun cooking... -- mel I thought that saying was a breastroker gone wild because we all know that frogs don't swim much, they hop and leap everywhere they go, especially into the frying pan (stupid frogs). Gosh, maybe they could help us all with our starts!!!:rofl: donna

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Former Member — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:46:50 GMT

...when you're envied by all the other swimmers. ...when you have huge diamond calves. ...when you're pretty much the sexiest ever.

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Former Member — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:33:09 GMT

Actually, Donna, I think I'm just a breaststroker gone bad. Converted to the dark side by the overwhelming hordes of swimmers who think frogs were invented purely for Cajun cooking... -- mel

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Former Member — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:24:56 GMT

Sure you are, Mel, now you have two strokes you can swim and they are better distinguished now. I think sometimes a person just has a "thing" for a particular stroke and because of that "thing" it just gets developed really well. I know being a backstroker, and 400 IMer, I just never did much free work and thus, was poor at free. Still poor at it time-wise, now try to swim it forever with mega-distance. donna

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Former Member — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:05:42 GMT

I was, for years, MUCH faster at BR than FR. In fact, my first two 1650 swims at USMS Nationals were done BR. When I first started masters swimming in the late 80s, I couldn't even complete a 500 EZ warmup swim FR but could easily swim 3000 yds of BR at a pretty good pace. Now, after visiting the appropriate gurus in the high mountains of Nepal (and, of course, swimming a bunch of FR) I can say that my FR is faster than the BR for all distances. Am I a better man for it? -- mel

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Former Member — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:05:03 GMT

LOL! Do you swim mostly *** in your workouts? It's got to be a technique/practice issue because to swim *** quickly is very exhausting. Therefore I would assume you have a fair amount of endurance that should serve you well in a freestyle race. Anyhow, maybe that's why I'm a free fanatic and you're the *** man. heheMatt I'm bemused...I'm no Freestyler. I can swim distance but not that fast. I've been mostly hitting free to get extra cardio fitness in, and ease up on my knee and back...My FR times, all from push. 50FR :32; 100FR 1:25; 200FR 2:46 (OK the 200 was from a dive at NEM--but still) My BR times: 50BR :35ish; 100 1:20ish; 200 3:00ish (With goggle malfunction)

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Former Member — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:01:54 GMT

Rich, you are absolutely a breastroker if it is faster than your free. Guess what? My backstroke was ALWAYS faster than my free until 1995 and I swam since the early 60s. My 100 back was a 1:01.63 and my 100 free was a 1:06. Big time discrepancy there, but not anymore. :groovy: This is why I never entered any freestyle races; I would have gotten creamed!!! donna

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Former Member — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 11:58:01 GMT

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Allen Stark — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 11:47:01 GMT

You know your a breaststroker when you naturally stand with your feet turned out and you find squatting a very comfortable position.

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Karen Duggan — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 09:25:17 GMT

You know you're a GOOD breaststroker when you can cheat and get away with it! Heh-hum (muffled sound being made) Roque Santos :p