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?
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I do the same thing on a regular basis, too. Almost lost the nail on my right thumb several times as a result. It hurts like hell. But for me it always happens when I am sharing a lane and doing fly. I move too far over to the right and hit my right thumb on the lane line during the entry. To avoid this happening, I now switch to one arm fly when I see someone coming in the opposite direction. I don't like it, though, as it messes with my rhythm.
If it is happening to you as your hand is coming out of the water then I would suggest you try recovering your hand closer to your body. Brush your hand past your thigh just before exiting the water. Perhaps your out sweep is too wide and this is when your arm is hitting the lane line.
You might be over reacting to that knock you took and moving too far over to the right. Try moving left a little more. The swimmer coming in the opposite direction will also give way a little.
It is difficult, though, when sharing lanes. Lots of practice will help you to judge the ideal distance.
Hope the bruises on your arms heal.:)
I do the same thing on a regular basis, too. Almost lost the nail on my right thumb several times as a result. It hurts like hell. But for me it always happens when I am sharing a lane and doing fly. I move too far over to the right and hit my right thumb on the lane line during the entry. To avoid this happening, I now switch to one arm fly when I see someone coming in the opposite direction. I don't like it, though, as it messes with my rhythm.
If it is happening to you as your hand is coming out of the water then I would suggest you try recovering your hand closer to your body. Brush your hand past your thigh just before exiting the water. Perhaps your out sweep is too wide and this is when your arm is hitting the lane line.
You might be over reacting to that knock you took and moving too far over to the right. Try moving left a little more. The swimmer coming in the opposite direction will also give way a little.
It is difficult, though, when sharing lanes. Lots of practice will help you to judge the ideal distance.
Hope the bruises on your arms heal.:)
