why am i so sloooooooooow? i've been swimming since i was 21, i'm now 30. When i was 21 i basically taught myself to swim and with a few tips here and there from lifeguards, i was able to swim 3 miles in the pool at approximately 35 minutes a mile.
fast forward a few years, i would consider myself a much better swimmer now, i've gotten a few lessons with coaches and i've been told my technique has gotten better. but my speed has BARELY improved!!! i'm talking major changes in technique and training, and it still takes me 34 minutes to do a mile! that's a 1 minute improvement over the time when i had taught myself to swim! it's ridiculous. and i swim so much...i swim in open water and have been doing master's for 7 months now.
is it possible that i was just born slow, or do you think i need further refinement to my technique? none of it adds up--i work very hard in the pool, my technique sounds like it's decent, and i am physically in very good shape. i can swim 9 miles in open water, but i just cannot bring up my speed! it's ridiculous. i don't want to be fast, i just want to be somewhere near 30 minutes per mile!
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He has one leg fully effected the other not as bad, he can motor not to badly with the least affected leg. He did a track start standing on his almost good leg of course he fell in a couple of times before we got him balanced. It ended up not too bad. He held onto my shoulder until he got into position.Just out of curiousity, how does a paraplegic do a dive?
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I have taught many who have had spina-befita, they had no use of their legs and I had them dive in the pool. One that I taught when he was six was not allowed to attend school becuse he could not use a toilet. He did not have any muscle control. After several months of exercises and water walking he gained the control to use the toilet facilities and was able to attend school. He also was able to walk in a fashion with canes and braces. I also had him diving from a standing position into the pool and swimming. If there is away we can find it.
He has one leg fully effected the other not as bad, he can motor not to badly with the least affected leg. He did a track start standing on his almost good leg of course he fell in a couple of times before we got him balanced. It ended up not too bad. He held onto my shoulder until he got into position.Just out of curiousity, how does a paraplegic do a dive?
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I have taught many who have had spina-befita, they had no use of their legs and I had them dive in the pool. One that I taught when he was six was not allowed to attend school becuse he could not use a toilet. He did not have any muscle control. After several months of exercises and water walking he gained the control to use the toilet facilities and was able to attend school. He also was able to walk in a fashion with canes and braces. I also had him diving from a standing position into the pool and swimming. If there is away we can find it.
