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What is the best form to use to swim a long distance?
Posted on 7/16/17 at 7:46 pm
Posted on 7/16/17 at 7:46 pm
Like to swim across a lake or something. For me I think swimming on back but I kick legs straight out to push the water. But seems like most people swim on their stomachs that do this?
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Posted on 7/16/17 at 7:46 pm to weagle99
Crawfish seem to move pretty good. So probably backwards
Posted on 7/16/17 at 7:46 pm to weagle99
Doggy....oh wait that the best position to do your mom.
Posted on 7/16/17 at 7:48 pm to weagle99
Freestyle or breaststroke
Posted on 7/16/17 at 7:48 pm to weagle99
I would say backstroke, because you can alternately stop kicking or using your arms to rest or save energy as necessary. also, your face is always out of the water, so you don't have to deal with that when trying to breathe.
Posted on 7/16/17 at 7:49 pm to weagle99
Alternate freestyle and backstroke
Posted on 7/16/17 at 7:49 pm to weagle99
1099DIV
Posted on 7/16/17 at 7:50 pm to weagle99
Pretty sure my Boy Scout manual said to use the side-crawl stroke if I was ever tasked with swimming across a large body of water.
Back stroke is pretty low intensity too (if you can handle the thought of a gator swimming up from underneath unbeknownst to you!)
Back stroke is pretty low intensity too (if you can handle the thought of a gator swimming up from underneath unbeknownst to you!)
Posted on 7/16/17 at 7:50 pm to weagle99
Never leave anything for the swim back.
This post was edited on 7/16/17 at 7:51 pm
Posted on 7/16/17 at 7:51 pm to Yellerhammer5
quote:
Don't leave anything for the
Posted on 7/16/17 at 7:51 pm to weagle99
Side stroke.
Posted on 7/16/17 at 7:51 pm to weagle99
If my body is 80% water, I figure I only need to use 20% more to swim!
This is the Tom Green Show.
This is the Tom Green Show.
This post was edited on 7/16/17 at 7:53 pm
Posted on 7/16/17 at 7:56 pm to weagle99
Freestyle
Posted on 7/16/17 at 7:57 pm to weagle99
quote:
Like to swim across a lake or something. For me I think swimming on back but I kick legs straight out to push the water. But seems like most people swim on their stomachs that do this?
Are you fricking serious
Posted on 7/16/17 at 8:03 pm to weagle99
Combat sidestroke
Posted on 7/16/17 at 8:07 pm to weagle99
Backstroke is not a good idea: you can't see where you're going. And if you're swimming a long distance, you don't want to get off course.
From what I've seen, most distance swimmers use freestyle.
From what I've seen, most distance swimmers use freestyle.
Posted on 7/16/17 at 8:08 pm to weagle99
I swam a mile at boy scout camp when I was 11, and I think I used all of them. The body/mind needs to change strokes in order to stay on point and focused.
Posted on 7/16/17 at 8:16 pm to weagle99
American Crawl
Posted on 7/16/17 at 8:24 pm to weagle99
Have a predator chasing you.
Posted on 7/16/17 at 8:28 pm to weagle99
Free is definitely faster and back would be relaxed if you're not in shape for the distance. Best bet is mostly free and alternating to back for rest breaks.
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