swimming freestyle with one arm

I would appreciate suggestions for swimming freestyle with one arm . I cannot use my left arm due to a not correctable rotator cuff problem. Gil Gil, I am now 56. When I was 19 I was injured in combat during the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Amongst other injuries I was shot by a snipper in my right brachial plexus (no ceramic vests back then). As a result I suffer from a large degree of paralysis in my right arm. For the past 20 years swimming has been my main physical activity (along with strength training). I swim all 4 strokes + side stoke. I swim freestyle and fly with my left arm only. Let me say that you will have to do alot of trial and error and modification. My technique in freestyle involves using alot of body roll and taking advantage of the fact that I am fairly tall at 1.88m. (6"2). I use a straight arm technique because I feel it gives me a longer reach. I also get forward movement with my right shoulder even though I can't stroke with my right arm. Lastly, and importantly, I work very seriously on my kick. For me the kick is of greater importance than for a "normal" swimmer. About 1/3 of every w/o I do is devoted to kicking (with and without fins). I swim freestyle fast for short distances but slow down quickly. I utilize a strong pushoff from the wall and lately have been working on my underwater dolphin. For long distances I prefer the side stroke (combat stroke). Hope this helped.

I would appreciate suggestions for swimming freestyle with one arm . I cannot use my left arm due to a not correctable rotator cuff problem. Gil Gil, I am now 56. When I was 19 I was injured in combat during the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Amongst other injuries I was shot by a snipper in my right brachial plexus (no ceramic vests back then). As a result I suffer from a large degree of paralysis in my right arm. For the past 20 years swimming has been my main physical activity (along with strength training). I swim all 4 strokes + side stoke. I swim freestyle and fly with my left arm only. Let me say that you will have to do alot of trial and error and modification. My technique in freestyle involves using alot of body roll and taking advantage of the fact that I am fairly tall at 1.88m. (6"2). I use a straight arm technique because I feel it gives me a longer reach. I also get forward movement with my right shoulder even though I can't stroke with my right arm. Lastly, and importantly, I work very seriously on my kick. For me the kick is of greater importance than for a "normal" swimmer. About 1/3 of every w/o I do is devoted to kicking (with and without fins). I swim freestyle fast for short distances but slow down quickly. I utilize a strong pushoff from the wall and lately have been working on my underwater dolphin. For long distances I prefer the side stroke (combat stroke). Hope this helped.