Freestyle finish

RE: Freestyle finish

Former Member — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:06:52 GMT

I have tried to do that on turns and only hurt my head. It'll only get worse as you get older!

RE: Freestyle finish

Former Member — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:32:55 GMT

I have tried to do that on turns and only hurt my head.

RE: Freestyle finish

Former Member — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:09:43 GMT

Swim into the wall - don't stop kicking until you touch the wall. I always coach my swimmers to finish THROUGH the wall, not on the wall. Aim for the timekeepers if you want to finish well.

RE: Freestyle finish

Former Member — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:16:18 GMT

I don't have much time to get older.

RE: Freestyle finish

Former Member — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:07:49 GMT

Mermaid right on = I had just written something similar but was interupted in posting by a personal email.

RE: Freestyle finish

Former Member — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:51:09 GMT

Swim into the wall - don't stop kicking until you touch the wall.

RE: Freestyle finish

Former Member — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:34:30 GMT

I try to rotate and reach with my arm. One of my old coaches had the theory that this gives you a little extra reach. Another coach disagreed. I've won and lost races by .01 with and without this technique so I'm not sure!

RE: Freestyle finish

funkyfish — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:50:37 GMT

Ok, good. That's what I thought, but I have noticed some of the faster swimmers on our kids' team doing the dolphin into the wall on the last stroke during practice, and I wanted to make sure I wasn't behind on the times. Maybe they are just being lazy when they do it. :laugh2: I concur with the lazy assumption. Unfortunately, I know this from personal experience. When I have a good finish I am turned to either side and make the big stretch for the finish. :bouncing:

RE: Freestyle finish

swimmieAvsFan — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:44:26 GMT

Ok, good. That's what I thought, but I have noticed some of the faster swimmers on our kids' team doing the dolphin into the wall on the last stroke during practice, and I wanted to make sure I wasn't behind on the times. Maybe they are just being lazy when they do it. :laugh2: they are definitely being lazy. we have to remind our kids not to do that and to attack the wall on their finishes. even if someone is in their way...

RE: Freestyle finish

Former Member — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:43:46 GMT

No dolphin kicks for me on the finish.

RE: Freestyle finish

pwolf66 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:33:29 GMT

Ok, good. That's what I thought, but I have noticed some of the faster swimmers on our kids' team doing the dolphin into the wall on the last stroke during practice, and I wanted to make sure I wasn't behind on the times. Maybe they are just being lazy when they do it. :laugh2: Bet it's being lazy. Underwater finish=partial glide, DK=not looking like they are completely loafing.

RE: Freestyle finish

chlorini — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:31:58 GMT

RE: Freestyle finish

pwolf66 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:22:59 GMT

Absolute hard drive to the wall with flutter kick. Transitioning from flutter to dolphin at the end will cost you time. And will be slower as you should be completed gassed at the end.