staffsblue
Well-Known Member
I was back at Manchester Aquatics Centre this morning. Got there relatively early while the pool was still in 50m configuration, and really enjoyed swimming lengths in the really refreshing cool water.
One thing I noticed today is that the younger lads there (must have been either late teens or late twenties) seem to have a unique swimming style. They seem to set off at an all out sprint doing front crawl for about 6 or 7 strokes, before realising they can't maintain it over 50m and reverting to a really slow form of breaststroke.
Whilst they are perfectly entitled to swim how they like, it makes it really difficult to judge whether to overtake them or stay behind them!
One thing I noticed today is that the younger lads there (must have been either late teens or late twenties) seem to have a unique swimming style. They seem to set off at an all out sprint doing front crawl for about 6 or 7 strokes, before realising they can't maintain it over 50m and reverting to a really slow form of breaststroke.
Whilst they are perfectly entitled to swim how they like, it makes it really difficult to judge whether to overtake them or stay behind them!