What if you can't swim free style?

I never learned how to and now when I try it makes me very dizzy and is uncomfortable to swim. So I swim *** and back stroke and I'm happy in the pool. BUT, I have been asked by an OW swimmer who why I don't try swimming an OW event. I have the endurance for maybe 1 mile(I swim 2 miles av. per workout), but I would be mortified to be the only *** stroke swimmer. So, are there any OW swimmers out there that don't swim free but still participate in events? I think in some sense you answered the question by yourself. You have the endurance, you're comfortable doing back and ***, in fact you are "happy". Why not carry it into OW. You may find that you are happier in OW. I know I am. It is about you and your swimming, not about what other people think. When the last swimmer comes in at the end of a race they always get a huge round of applause. For me I think it is amazing they are able to stay in the water that long and stick with it. You probably won't be alone. If you aren't you'll make life long friends with the others. If you are, just flip over & do freestyle for the last 25 yards just to show people you can do it. They'll think that you were just trying to challenge yourself. I know I couldn't swim breastroke for a mile, let alone backstroke.

I never learned how to and now when I try it makes me very dizzy and is uncomfortable to swim. So I swim *** and back stroke and I'm happy in the pool. BUT, I have been asked by an OW swimmer who why I don't try swimming an OW event. I have the endurance for maybe 1 mile(I swim 2 miles av. per workout), but I would be mortified to be the only *** stroke swimmer. So, are there any OW swimmers out there that don't swim free but still participate in events? I think in some sense you answered the question by yourself. You have the endurance, you're comfortable doing back and ***, in fact you are "happy". Why not carry it into OW. You may find that you are happier in OW. I know I am. It is about you and your swimming, not about what other people think. When the last swimmer comes in at the end of a race they always get a huge round of applause. For me I think it is amazing they are able to stay in the water that long and stick with it. You probably won't be alone. If you aren't you'll make life long friends with the others. If you are, just flip over & do freestyle for the last 25 yards just to show people you can do it. They'll think that you were just trying to challenge yourself. I know I couldn't swim breastroke for a mile, let alone backstroke.