I have a breakthrough to announce! It really only means something to those few readers who used to competitively swim, but anyway...I have learned flip turns in the pool! I started working on them about 2 weeks ago and this morning I swam 4x500's all with flip turns. Well I messed up 1 of those turns cause I tried to sneak one more breath in, and was thinking I would crash into the wall if I tried to flip. I think this is a pretty cool accomplishment because I think it is harder to learn as an adult than as a kid. I equate it to being like skiing and learning as an adult vs. as a kid. A kid beginner has no regard for their body, they just go and crash and look half out of control most of the time. Adult beginner skiers ski with caution and prefer to go slow enough so that when they crash it doesn't hurt (or hurt the next morning more importantly!). A kid swimmer flips and swims like a fish, adults worry that they are going to drown themselves and/or snork up a bunch of water. Anyway I am excited because I think it looks a lot less amature in the pool, although I am not totally convinced that I am faster at it than open turns....that will come though. I guess I did time a 100 the other day and I was 3 seconds faster, but that was just one attempt at it and not very scientific.
Next thing you know I'll be sporting a speedo! I know, scary thought!!!
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
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I count 19 flip turns in a 25 yd. pool per 500 (cause you don't start or finish on a flip). So that would be 76 flips. I messed 1 up making it 75/76 possible turns, or a 98.7% successful completion percentage! I'm a geek, I know.
Way to go! Flip turns rock! The more you do the better you get trust me.
We watch the movie Pride on movie
night this week and thought of you and your flip turns. Movie is based
on true story of a Phillies city rec. all black swim club.
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