My backstroke is so piss poor that I'm faster at breaststroke than I am at backstroke. I'm swimming 25 back at the sprint classic in about 2 weeks, so I need to figure out how to swim it preety soon. If anyone has any advice for me on backstroke I would love to hear it becasue I'm trying to win that fastest man award at the classic and I have a feeling that backstroke is going to prevent me from doing so. I went a 15.2 in meters yesterday. That time is not going help me at all. My stroke is sub-par, my underwaters are weak, and my finish is sketchy becase there are no backstroke flags at the pool I swim at so I never get a chance to practice it. I know how to swim it but I just can't do it and I'm not good at it. The 25 backstroke is going to be an adventure for me at the classic. But if anyone has any tips for me I would appreciate it.
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Warren, I don't get it, are you saying that the outside deck is marked? or are you talking about the lane line underneath you. Hey, why not walk off the approx distance on the deck and put a huge stuffed animal (oops, you're a guy, you wouldn't do that), or a deck chair or something you can see while swimming; you only have to glance over to the right or left depending on where you put it. I used to always walk off the distance on deck and place something noticeable at that 15 meter mark and I trained accordingly. Did I get your comment right?
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Warren, I don't get it, are you saying that the outside deck is marked? or are you talking about the lane line underneath you. Hey, why not walk off the approx distance on the deck and put a huge stuffed animal (oops, you're a guy, you wouldn't do that), or a deck chair or something you can see while swimming; you only have to glance over to the right or left depending on where you put it. I used to always walk off the distance on deck and place something noticeable at that 15 meter mark and I trained accordingly. Did I get your comment right?
