Hey all.
I'm 29. I moved into a place with a 25 metre lap pool literally across the street, so I've kinda fallen into swimming. I do 2.5K per day - all freestyle. I've been going for about 3 weeks and I'm starting to feel a little more comfortable, and a little bit of glide, but as you would expect I'm slow as.
I can swim 50 in about 45 seconds. I can swim 500 in about 9 minutes 40 seconds. Quit laughing! :rofl:
It cracks me up that an olympic swimmer would lap me by the time I finished 50. I'm 6 foot 1, about 85 kilos, a little bit too much fat.
So I've got some questions -
1. First thing I tried was TI. As you would expect I got a little better. But I got some problems.
I find that I dip up and down pretty harshly, especially if I concentrate on a powerful catch, I end up rising up and leading with me head, so the effort is wasted because there is no glide.
My right shoulder feels like its getting a bit more of a hammering than my left.
I feel like I slow up if I keep my head parallel to the bottom of the pool.
When I roll to my left and concentrate on angling my elbow forward correctly I seem to over rotate, sometimes cross my legs over and dip worse.
If I minimise the roll to the left, my left arm kinda lands flat because it is uncomfortable to lift straight up.2. So today I tried to do an exaggerated front quadrant stroke. I immediately felt more balanced, and glided nicely, but it was exhausting and I slipped back into my uneasy TI after a few laps.
So a few questions for you guys and girls ...
1. Can you meld the two together? I couldn't catch up comfortably being on my side.
2. Can anyone give me some advice on the issues I am having with TI?
3. Are there any other methods that I should look into? I should find a good basis for a decent stroke now before I get bad habits.
4. And I wear a pair of heavy mesh lined boardies. How much time do you think I would knock off my 50 if I traded them for kneeskins? Do you think I might break the WR? No seriously, does it make much difference to someone like me?
5. Should I be breathing directly to my side, or is it ok for my head to angle back a bit with the roll?
... I just love the occasional times I feel smooth through the water, and I can only imagine how good it must feel to get good at this. Thanks for any help.
