I'm training for my second triathlon - now that I know better and know what to expect I'm actually researching and trying to learn more and think this site is great! Thanks to everyone who provides their expertise.
I have a question about lap swimming though, I've never learned how to flip turn, so I get to the end turn around and come back. Two questions on that, does that affect my swim by not doing the flip turn? Guessing not much since there is no flip turning in open water...and second how could one learn to do a flip turn? Feel kinda foolish when even the grandma's are doing them and I can't :-[
Thanks!
Shirin
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If you know how to do sommersaults, you're pretty close to being set. when you're coming into the wall, take your last stroke and do a front sommersault, then while you're flipping, when your feet get near the wall, push off and straighten yourself out, hard to explain but ask people to help with it too, i'm sure they will.
If you know how to do sommersaults, you're pretty close to being set. when you're coming into the wall, take your last stroke and do a front sommersault, then while you're flipping, when your feet get near the wall, push off and straighten yourself out, hard to explain but ask people to help with it too, i'm sure they will.
