I'm new at competing and just went to my second meet where the entire pool was only 4ft deep. I didn't know how to dive properly. I came within inches of the bottom each time, and then when I tried to sdk for power and momentum I kicked the bottom with my feet and lost efficiency trying to get up and out on top. Plus, when trying to do the kick out, on breaststroke, at turns, I didn't have the room to use my strength and power to do it properly, I felt constrained.
What do the rest of you do?
Learn to dive shallower :)
In all honesty, though, 4 feet should be enough. When I was in high school the blocks were always at the shallow end. Four feet was the deepest the diving end of a pool ever was. If you are touching the bottom you are going too deep on both your start and turns.
Learn to dive shallower :)
In all honesty, though, 4 feet should be enough. When I was in high school the blocks were always at the shallow end. Four feet was the deepest the diving end of a pool ever was. If you are touching the bottom you are going too deep on both your start and turns.
