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.)
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I think it relates to aerobic capacity.
At USMS Nationals in Clovis in 2009, I lap-counted for Dave Radcliff in the 500 free. About half way, he started doing open turns. I was a bit worried (to say the least) that something was wrong, so I asked his wife. She said, "no, he just finds he needs and gets more air that way in the longer races". He went 6:05, BTW, which I believe was a national record for his age group.:bow:
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I think it relates to aerobic capacity.
At USMS Nationals in Clovis in 2009, I lap-counted for Dave Radcliff in the 500 free. About half way, he started doing open turns. I was a bit worried (to say the least) that something was wrong, so I asked his wife. She said, "no, he just finds he needs and gets more air that way in the longer races". He went 6:05, BTW, which I believe was a national record for his age group.:bow:
