How in the world do you approach the wall on the right side of the lane, flip, and depart on the other side without running into someone?
Up to this point, I guess have led a fairly charmed Masters Swimming life. On all the teams I've swum with, it was rare to circle swim. No more! I'm now swimming LCM with half a dozen others sharing the lane, which is great, but I can't flip turn now to save my life.
Normally, I come straight into the wall, flip straight over onto my back, come straight off the wall, and roll over in the streamline. That won't cut it in circle swim. How do you do it? I have to either lead the lane, and sneak over to the left coming into the wall, or go last and stay on the right.
What's the technique?
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I wish I knew :dunno:
I'm unattached, so I do all my workouts on my own in a public lap swim, where I can't even be sure the other swimmers would even realize I'm going to flip turn and I can't predict where'll they'll be when (and if) I do.
I just do open turns when the pool is crowded and save the flips for when I have plenty of room (say, if no one else is in the lane).
Nopt the answer you're looking for, I know.
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Former Member
I wish I knew :dunno:
I'm unattached, so I do all my workouts on my own in a public lap swim, where I can't even be sure the other swimmers would even realize I'm going to flip turn and I can't predict where'll they'll be when (and if) I do.
I just do open turns when the pool is crowded and save the flips for when I have plenty of room (say, if no one else is in the lane).
Nopt the answer you're looking for, I know.
