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?
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They can't lower it to more than four feet because there are alot of pools, especial local summer league pools that arn't deeper than 4 feet. If they did lower it, it would be awful becasue swimmers would have to start in the water in alot of pools. The year that they made the change I was still swimming summer league and there was this one pool in the league that was only 3.5 feet deep. We had to start in the water and it was so stupid. If they raised the depth any more it could ruin summer league swimming and In think they realize that. 4 feet is safer but still not 100% safe, but then again, swimming is much safer when it comes to head and neck injuries then some other sports.
They can't lower it to more than four feet because there are alot of pools, especial local summer league pools that arn't deeper than 4 feet. If they did lower it, it would be awful becasue swimmers would have to start in the water in alot of pools. The year that they made the change I was still swimming summer league and there was this one pool in the league that was only 3.5 feet deep. We had to start in the water and it was so stupid. If they raised the depth any more it could ruin summer league swimming and In think they realize that. 4 feet is safer but still not 100% safe, but then again, swimming is much safer when it comes to head and neck injuries then some other sports.
