Perry Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Do you lose time or gain time on flip turns? IOW, if you swam a 25 m freestyle in 15 seconds, would you expect to swim the 50 in less than 30 seconds, or more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 More. First, you are probably not going to be able to keep up quite the same pace. You can swim that 25 without having to take a breath. Breathing slows you down. Second, that first 25 is most likely from a dive which should cut almost everyone some time. The flip turn it self is going to depend on the person. Some people are really good at pushing off the wall and doing underwater swimming. Others, not so much. If you were comparing swimming a 50 short course yards vs long course, you will find some people are faster with the flip (short course); others without (long course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clementine Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Sometimes it depends on the swimmer. My dd is great at flip-turns, but gets caught on the straight. So she likes short course better. If you're not as great at flip-turns, long course would benefit you. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilia Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 I swim 40 laps (just over a mile) in 40-50 min and I did flip turns because it increased my speed and gave my arms a rest on the wall push off. But I have a terrible time with repeated swimmer's ear and have a perforated ear drum so no more flip turns...only surface swimming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted November 5, 2010 Author Share Posted November 5, 2010 Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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