Once you get the arm going with a good kick rhythm, it feels natural.
Just make sure you breath to a side that does not aggrivate the good arm. Today I did bilateral breathing with one-arm drill for each arm and it really did a number on my bad shoulder when I breathed to the opposite side of stroking arm. Won't try that with one -arm drill again.
Did your shoulder ever dislocate when you were younger? Curious
Anyway, we're cousin somehow. Or.... wait a minute. Is Elisabeth your Queen as well? I'm confused :confused:
Hah! We threw off the Yoke of Imperialist Oppression years ago. Well, except for Norn Iron (= Northern Ireland in a Northern Irish accent).
It's funny, someone made the same comment on the other site. I'm flattered by I'm not sure I understand though...
Would you happen to be based in UK as well?
I am Irish (important: not the same as U.K. :) ) but I think we have a similar sense of humo(u)r - as least judging by my English boss. I live in the U.S.
The clip is so great because it's like an "aha" moment - easy and obvious once you see it. And it's silly but serious at the same time (like Homer Simpson saying "it's funny because it's true").
I am Irish (important: not the same as U.K. :) ) but I think we have a similar sense of humo(u)r - as least judging by my English boss. I live in the U.S. Irish (not the same as U.K.). Same principle here. I am Quebecer (or French Canadian like they sometimes call us) not purely Canadian. Well.... that's complicated.
Anyway, we're cousin somehow. Or.... wait a minute. Is Elisabeth your Queen as well? I'm confused :confused:
Our big boss is Michael Jean. She controls our army (well, 2 or 3 boats with a bunch of rusted tanks). She receives her orders from Elisabeth I suppose :canada:
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.
