All this back and forth between the breaststrokers and the freestylers (in particular) is all just in fun, right? I realize everyone has their favorite stroke (well, except for the IMers). I can't really swim anything other than freestyle, but I do enjoy the occasional bit of breaststroke (as long as I'm not in a big hurry and my knees are feeling okay). I think it allows me to concentrate on the catch fairly well which should help my freestyle, especially because I can actually watch what my hands and forearms are doing, not just guess based on "feel". So I guess in part I treat breastroke as a stroke drill for freestyle.
Yes? No? Maybe?
Thx,
Skip Montanaro
Peter prefers a combination fly and breaststroke.
Not to get too much off topic but I was at a relay festival this past weekend which I spent a good 4-1/2 hours driving to. I had to spend the weekend. Anyways, the fly leg of our 400 Medley Relay was missing and it was the first heat of the first event. We couldn't find anyone to sub and I was committed to swimming because pretty much all I entered were relays (hence relay festival). So rather than scratching, I swam the *** and then went straight into the fly. Highly NOT recommended.
Not the same kind of fly/*** combination. But I think that one was potentially worse.
Peter prefers a combination fly and breaststroke.
Not to get too much off topic but I was at a relay festival this past weekend which I spent a good 4-1/2 hours driving to. I had to spend the weekend. Anyways, the fly leg of our 400 Medley Relay was missing and it was the first heat of the first event. We couldn't find anyone to sub and I was committed to swimming because pretty much all I entered were relays (hence relay festival). So rather than scratching, I swam the *** and then went straight into the fly. Highly NOT recommended.
Not the same kind of fly/*** combination. But I think that one was potentially worse.
