Which combination best describes your best and worst strokes? If you care to explain, how much disparity is there between your forte and your 4th best stroke?
I've been depressed for two days now. I was swimming in a pool out of town, and a guy hops in the lane next to me. We're both doing free, and he's catching up, which starts getting me depressed. Then he stops, and I feel better.
Next, he starts doing 100 free 100 back nonstop. I watch him as I get ready for some sprints, and he looks like he is the slowest, most casual, most relaxed backstroker in the world. I start doing my 100 free sprints, going all out, and the *** just glides past me - doing back! Again and again he passes me doing that easy, lanquid backstroke. I'm still depressed. He left before I did, so at least I swam further. I'm still depressed anyway.
Mookie, if it makes you feel any better, I was wearing transparent fins.
Free/back I just can't swim backstroke. It's all thrashing limbs, sinking butt and worst of all....WATER UP THE NOSE. :drown: It's a NIGHTMARE for me. I kid you not. I HATE the stroke. I am actually faster at breaststroke than I am at backstroke.
Having said that, I recently bought a noseclip and have been trying to do some back every practice. The noseclip helps but I can't keep my head still and my butt still sinks and my knees pop out of the water. I shall persevere. :)
that easy, lanquid backstroke
Oh, I know what you mean. It pains me to watch that long languid backstroke. It looks so easy but for us mere mortals it is a struggle to stay afloat.:badday:
