this thread is here for us to share tid bits of wisdom about swimming
stuff like
get your cap wet before you put it on.
keep your racing suit dry before you race.
Don't warm up in your racing suit
don't breathe on the last stroke into a turn
or your first stroke out of a turn
ande
Former Member
Hey mermaid.... who are you? I like this, did you write it?
"Come live with me in the sea said she,
Down on the ocean floor
And I'll show you many's a wonderous thing
That you've never seen before"
I wrote this,
The Swim
Streamlining in a cool fluid flow,
With only air and water to soothe the senses,
Becoming entirely present through this rhythmic motion,
As past tension transmutes into current reflections,
Nothing now but sweet submission to this aqueous moment.
The Swim
Streamlining in a cool fluid flow,
With only air and water to soothe the senses,
Becoming entirely present through this rhythmic motion,
As past tension transmutes into current reflections,
Nothing now but sweet submission to this aqueous moment.
Kind of like the Endless Pool, eh Terry?
Put a few drops of water in each goggle before putting them on. Not enough to get in your eye, just enough to keep them from fogging up.
I usually breathe in and out of my turns - I can do more SDK's that way. On the other hand, having to wait a little longer for that first breath after the SDK's helps me establish a fast turnover. I struggle with sprinting so that can be a useful way to coerce myself to pick up the pace.
It may go against the prevailing superstition -- I mean, wisdom -- concerning the suits, but I honestly think the "dry/buoyancy" thing is a nonfactor. And since backstroke is my best stroke, the suit is going to be wet for those events anyway.
I'm inclined to agree. I also notice when I jump in to warmdown after my race, there are still tons of litlle bubbles clinging to the suit, which is what I think people use as evidence of the bouyancy. So it seems to last long enough for me to do a few minutes prerace, race, and then warmdown.
ALWAYS take off your glasses before the horn goes off for the start of your race. I forgot this once in practice and my coach claimed I was too tired and sent me home!
I never thought of it that way but that's what I do in freestyle
when I turn I push off on my side left portion down and take the first stroke with my left arm
it feels funny to take my first stroke with my right arm
off your freestyle/ backstroke turns, pull first with the deeper hand.
