Anyone going to start practicing in a in the big rubberband?
Former Member
Anyone out there going to start doing some pool practices in a wetsuit due to the new "proposed" rule change of allowing wetsuits in USMS open water swims? :frustrated:
The thought of practicing in a pool in a wetsuit absolutely makes me want to barf; however, I don't want to be penalized (and I've not yet learned to swim in one of these rubber bands) if this rule change goes through for next year.
Any thoughts on how to deal with the ridicule in practice?
The way things are going, I guess I had better learn to swim with fins as well. . .
Maybe with the approval of wetsuits and fins, the powers that be will approve swimming with paddles and buoys - then I'm in! :party2:
I'm thinking that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. :doh::doh::sad:
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As to ridicule, ignore it. You know what you're doing.
As to fins, I'll give you my usual :thhbbb: and just say that I recently found out a teammate of mine did competitive monofin swimming in Korea after a RC tear. Now, she has the finest underwaters of any woman I know and wear fins a lot in practice. Oh, she also just won the 50 and 100 back at Austin. :cheerleader:
Fort, I know better than to knock the finners! I've learned my lesson. I really need to learn to swim with them. One woman that I swim with is a perpetual user of fins; however, she is an ex NCAA Div I All American and mother of four! She kicks my butt (even with her back problems) and still has time to run her own business AND do missionary work in Tanzania! I am SOOO not kidding! Those finners are a hearty bunch.
As to ridicule, ignore it. You know what you're doing.
As to fins, I'll give you my usual :thhbbb: and just say that I recently found out a teammate of mine did competitive monofin swimming in Korea after a RC tear. Now, she has the finest underwaters of any woman I know and wear fins a lot in practice. Oh, she also just won the 50 and 100 back at Austin. :cheerleader:
Fort, I know better than to knock the finners! I've learned my lesson. I really need to learn to swim with them. One woman that I swim with is a perpetual user of fins; however, she is an ex NCAA Div I All American and mother of four! She kicks my butt (even with her back problems) and still has time to run her own business AND do missionary work in Tanzania! I am SOOO not kidding! Those finners are a hearty bunch.
