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?
There is a man who does the Big Shoulder's 5K every year swimming Butterfly!
Heck yes, go for it with *** and back!
That's one out of 800 (last year), altho' a second may have joined him. And Tom Boettcher is extraordinary in every way. He is a student of human potential (and adviser to corporations on same).
I would suggest choosing an event that does not have a lot of swimmers crammed into a tight course, and keeping the first swim well within your means. Better to swim 1/2 mile and feel satisfied with the effort, and that you could have done more, than to get into a bad situation first thing.
Otherwise, nobody cares what you do, and lots of swimmers who don't post on the forums do non-freestyle in OW.
There is a man who does the Big Shoulder's 5K every year swimming Butterfly!
Heck yes, go for it with *** and back!
That's one out of 800 (last year), altho' a second may have joined him. And Tom Boettcher is extraordinary in every way. He is a student of human potential (and adviser to corporations on same).
I would suggest choosing an event that does not have a lot of swimmers crammed into a tight course, and keeping the first swim well within your means. Better to swim 1/2 mile and feel satisfied with the effort, and that you could have done more, than to get into a bad situation first thing.
Otherwise, nobody cares what you do, and lots of swimmers who don't post on the forums do non-freestyle in OW.
