In the Olympics everyone does flip turns in the 1500m but I was wondering whether many ordinary mortals resort to open turn for longer distances in the pool? I think I am quicker flipping in a short distance race
but it feels as though as I am going slightly into oxygen debt, so I'm not sure they're beneficial over long distances. (I am experimenting but I don't do enough long distance races to have much data.)
I watched a lot of short course 1500s last weekend and even among the slower heats the vast majority of swimmers did flip turns on every turn. In a race with 59 turns, even a small increase in speed per turn adds up to a big decrease in overall race time.
I watched a lot of short course 1500s last weekend and even among the slower heats the vast majority of swimmers did flip turns on every turn. In a race with 59 turns, even a small increase in speed per turn adds up to a big decrease in overall race time.
