Turns

Although I don't have the lung capacity yet to be able to do flip-turns with long glides after swimming multiple laps with any speed, I am gearing up for learning the motions.

Here is a great video that breaks it down.



My coach, Shea says the best place to practice the turns is not near the wall but in the middle of the pool. Take a few strokes and flip. Take a few strokes and flip. After the tucking and rolling is in muscle memory then the wall is added.

The interesting thing about watching these videos is the arm position going into the turn and the arm position coming out. The arms just stay put.

The other thing that I need to practice is coming out of the turn on my back and turning over after the push. Part of my problem is I blow air out of my nose when I filp to keep the water out. Swimming upside down underwater takes more air still. By the time I come to the surface I have absolutely no air left and am desperate to breathe.

Apparently in Januar there will be a 1 hour swim with the goal of swimming the maximum distance. I am a bit afraid of it but I think it will be fun. Barry are you up for it? I think we can psyche each other up(out?). I wonder if it is a good idea to do a practice hour swim for comparison purposes?