We were goofing around after practice the other day and decided to see who could swim the farthest underwater. We both went well over 50 meters (the underwater turn was a killer). I opted for dolphin kicking a ways and then switched to the underwater breastroke. I’m not sure which technique is better for distance as opposed to speed. Anyone out there ever make a full 100m underwater? Oh yeah, this can be dangerous because a lot of people pass out. So if you make an attempt, be sure someone is on deck watching you. Perhaps some of you dorks could even put on your competitions suits and monofins and see if it improves your performance. You guys kill me with all your equipment.
dont do it anymore. VERY dangerous
Yep. There's a reason why it is no longer an Olympic event.
the underwater turn was a killer
I'm not sure why being underwater makes the turn any different unless it's super shallow. You're just doing the short-axis somersault turn right? I suppose that a long-axis turn works just as well. Of course, you won't be able to get a breath out of short-axis turn if you're underwater. Otherwise, it shouldn't make any difference. My problem is that I can't control my depth very well. If the pool is too shallow, I tend to scrape my chest off the pool bottom a lot, or do the sideways dolphin kick thing.
Underwater drills are still a good thing because it's the fifth stroke and happens in every event. But 15m max in competition!
More interesting is How fast can you go underwater? I haven't seen many people do it, but saw Shelley Ripple do 25 yards in about 14 seconds. That's on pace for a sub-minute 100. She wasn't using her arms at all, except to establish posture.
dont do it anymore. VERY dangerous
Yep. There's a reason why it is no longer an Olympic event.
the underwater turn was a killer
I'm not sure why being underwater makes the turn any different unless it's super shallow. You're just doing the short-axis somersault turn right? I suppose that a long-axis turn works just as well. Of course, you won't be able to get a breath out of short-axis turn if you're underwater. Otherwise, it shouldn't make any difference. My problem is that I can't control my depth very well. If the pool is too shallow, I tend to scrape my chest off the pool bottom a lot, or do the sideways dolphin kick thing.
Underwater drills are still a good thing because it's the fifth stroke and happens in every event. But 15m max in competition!
More interesting is How fast can you go underwater? I haven't seen many people do it, but saw Shelley Ripple do 25 yards in about 14 seconds. That's on pace for a sub-minute 100. She wasn't using her arms at all, except to establish posture.
