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?
If you leave at least five seconds apart (and are spaced properly so that you aren't then on someone's feet), you can swim toward the middle or even left of the lane after the flags as you approach the wall, then flip straight off. Trying to flip on the right and then streamline over to the correct side of the lane will likely cause a collision.
If you leave at least five seconds apart (and are spaced properly so that you aren't then on someone's feet), you can swim toward the middle or even left of the lane after the flags as you approach the wall, then flip straight off. Trying to flip on the right and then streamline over to the correct side of the lane will likely cause a collision.
