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.
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Thanks, FQ. Funny story:
One of the DVDs I have recommends fins for some of the drills, so that you don't spend as much energy on just keeping afloat. With that in mind, I bought some regular practice fins. The drills usually go drill 25/ swim 25 - the first time I did that, I built up far more speed on the swim part than I'm used to, didn't expect the wall so soon, couldn't stop quick enough and went flying into the wall. I had bruises on the side of my rib cage. I couldn't stop laughing and cursing.
Thanks, FQ. Funny story:
One of the DVDs I have recommends fins for some of the drills, so that you don't spend as much energy on just keeping afloat. With that in mind, I bought some regular practice fins. The drills usually go drill 25/ swim 25 - the first time I did that, I built up far more speed on the swim part than I'm used to, didn't expect the wall so soon, couldn't stop quick enough and went flying into the wall. I had bruises on the side of my rib cage. I couldn't stop laughing and cursing.
