Hi there, new-ish swimmers!
My name is Barb and I was a lurker. Then I registered and lurked some more. I heard all sorts of terms (long-axis/short-axis, SDKs, slippage - to name a few) that the more seasoned swimmers were tossing around and had no clue what they referred to, much less meant. I was a little shy about asking for clarification on some basic issues within a thread where something was being discussed or debated.
I would like to create a space here for swimmers who are either new-ish to swimming, fitness swimming, or maybe competitive swimming to ask basic questions, the ones you're embarrassed to ask. If you don't want to ask them yourself, register and send me a private message, and I'll ask it for you.
I don't have the answers, but many of the posters here have been and are helpful and supportive of me and probably will be the same for you.
My question is what the heck is an FAF Sista and should I want to be one someday when I grow up?
Well of course! The acronym FAF is from the superhero quiz thread,
forums.usms.org/showthread.php.
FAF is the "Flash," deemed to be "fast, athletic and flirtatious," as my baby sistah Kyra pointed out. But you don't have to be a growed up to be one! It's OK to be something else. As I recall, we had a lot of "Superman" and "Spiderman" types on the forum. The Spiderman types are all keeping track of their workouts on excel, right Aquafeisty? :thhbbb:
On another note, four position dolphin kick is the way to go IMHO. Makes you better at fly, improves balance in the water. Even more fun with an MF. Of course, you can do them without one, as ande (Superman/Spiderman) will tell you.
And if you're wondering about the "Draculina," that is really my "twin sistah," Swimr4Life/Beth McGee and me, who are are periodic insomniacs and nightowls. FlyQueen too. We've owned up. There is a suspected correlation between nightowl syndrome and FAF status.
P.S. Quicksilver is an FAF too!
My question is what the heck is an FAF Sista and should I want to be one someday when I grow up?
Well of course! The acronym FAF is from the superhero quiz thread,
forums.usms.org/showthread.php.
FAF is the "Flash," deemed to be "fast, athletic and flirtatious," as my baby sistah Kyra pointed out. But you don't have to be a growed up to be one! It's OK to be something else. As I recall, we had a lot of "Superman" and "Spiderman" types on the forum. The Spiderman types are all keeping track of their workouts on excel, right Aquafeisty? :thhbbb:
On another note, four position dolphin kick is the way to go IMHO. Makes you better at fly, improves balance in the water. Even more fun with an MF. Of course, you can do them without one, as ande (Superman/Spiderman) will tell you.
And if you're wondering about the "Draculina," that is really my "twin sistah," Swimr4Life/Beth McGee and me, who are are periodic insomniacs and nightowls. FlyQueen too. We've owned up. There is a suspected correlation between nightowl syndrome and FAF status.
P.S. Quicksilver is an FAF too!
