I am constantly doing it in practice and have nasty bruised on my right forearm. I mean ugly enough for my kids ped. to ask suspicious questions. I guess they look like I have been man handled. Nasty, green old brusies, with red/purple new ones on top. Plus they HURT! And seem to never heal with 3 practices a week.
Anyway, any suggestions besides, don't hit the lane line? Is there some kind of arm armour for swimming?
I know that when I get tired I swing my arms out more to the side--hence the current bruises on my right hand after thursday's workout when I collided with someone's paddles. That is usually a wake up call to me that my stroke is off and I need to focus more on form and less on speed.
I had a teammate on my college team that was brutal. She would kick under the lane lines doing breaststroke--I got it a couple of times in the abdomen ....and she would beat you up worse if you shared a lane with her.
I know that when I get tired I swing my arms out more to the side--hence the current bruises on my right hand after thursday's workout when I collided with someone's paddles. That is usually a wake up call to me that my stroke is off and I need to focus more on form and less on speed.
I had a teammate on my college team that was brutal. She would kick under the lane lines doing breaststroke--I got it a couple of times in the abdomen ....and she would beat you up worse if you shared a lane with her.
