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?
This is probably your best bet. I'm a righty, but I have always rolled to the left probably as a natural effect of circle swimming all through my age group days. Will take some work, I'm guessing. I'm not sure I could even roll to the right off of a turn.
It's why we reverse circle at least one practice per week with our age group team. Which reminds me, gotta hit em with the first one, which causes ALL sorts of problems the first time.
This is probably your best bet. I'm a righty, but I have always rolled to the left probably as a natural effect of circle swimming all through my age group days. Will take some work, I'm guessing. I'm not sure I could even roll to the right off of a turn.
It's why we reverse circle at least one practice per week with our age group team. Which reminds me, gotta hit em with the first one, which causes ALL sorts of problems the first time.
