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
Parents
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I would vote for learning flipturns. It seems to me that I get a better workout when I flipturn, or at least I can swim many more laps just doing open turns than when I flipturn at every end. (It takes me several strokes to recover and get my breathing settled which is more aerobic) I learned by watching others and then after trying it for a few workouts I asked a high school swimmer, who was swimming in the next lane, to show me how she did flipturns. She showed me the basics and that was it. took about 5 minutes. So maybe you can just ask one of the Grannys to give you a quick lesson. She will probably be flattered that you asked!:)
I would vote for learning flipturns. It seems to me that I get a better workout when I flipturn, or at least I can swim many more laps just doing open turns than when I flipturn at every end. (It takes me several strokes to recover and get my breathing settled which is more aerobic) I learned by watching others and then after trying it for a few workouts I asked a high school swimmer, who was swimming in the next lane, to show me how she did flipturns. She showed me the basics and that was it. took about 5 minutes. So maybe you can just ask one of the Grannys to give you a quick lesson. She will probably be flattered that you asked!:)
