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.
Yeah, I know what you were talking about. I thought this entire thread was about underwater no breathers, but now that I reread aqualung's posts it seems he's talking about regular flipturns.
Yeah. I'm still trying to understand what the issue is. I don't know if it's still within subject.
Would a flipturn with your feet coming out be a conflict with the goal of being underwater? Is the whole idea being unable to inhale air because your head is underwater or being completely submerged?
I wasn't sure why a regular flip turn couldn't happen underwater. What's the difference if your feet can't come out of the water?
submerge completely as you reach the flags
I usually don't torpedo until the final 'll try torpedoing as early as the flags and going underwater for the wall. We'll see what happens... My turns normally plant my feet right on the horizontals of the cross-hairs. What if you adjust depth on the underwater travel so that the turn puts the feet on those same horizontals, thus having the feet come out of the water?
I count all of my long-axis regular turns as being underwater. I've swam underwater across the length of a pool but usually stop and surface at the wall. Only in distant memory have I tried going more than one pool length underwater, and at the time, it wasn't a regular long-axis somersault turn at the end nor very fast--more of an old-fashioned butterfly hands on the wall turn.
Have you guys ever done turn drills where you break the motions apart? Drill 1-just torpedoing. Drill 2-turning but coming to a halt as you plant your feet on the wall (to check alignment, form, etc), etc?
Well, I'm a breaststroker, so open turns is all I do.
What about short-axis back somersault turns for a breastroke? Is that what you mean?
Yeah, I know what you were talking about. I thought this entire thread was about underwater no breathers, but now that I reread aqualung's posts it seems he's talking about regular flipturns.
Yeah. I'm still trying to understand what the issue is. I don't know if it's still within subject.
Would a flipturn with your feet coming out be a conflict with the goal of being underwater? Is the whole idea being unable to inhale air because your head is underwater or being completely submerged?
I wasn't sure why a regular flip turn couldn't happen underwater. What's the difference if your feet can't come out of the water?
submerge completely as you reach the flags
I usually don't torpedo until the final 'll try torpedoing as early as the flags and going underwater for the wall. We'll see what happens... My turns normally plant my feet right on the horizontals of the cross-hairs. What if you adjust depth on the underwater travel so that the turn puts the feet on those same horizontals, thus having the feet come out of the water?
I count all of my long-axis regular turns as being underwater. I've swam underwater across the length of a pool but usually stop and surface at the wall. Only in distant memory have I tried going more than one pool length underwater, and at the time, it wasn't a regular long-axis somersault turn at the end nor very fast--more of an old-fashioned butterfly hands on the wall turn.
Have you guys ever done turn drills where you break the motions apart? Drill 1-just torpedoing. Drill 2-turning but coming to a halt as you plant your feet on the wall (to check alignment, form, etc), etc?
Well, I'm a breaststroker, so open turns is all I do.
What about short-axis back somersault turns for a breastroke? Is that what you mean?
