Why am I going so slow???

[WellBelowH2O]

Well, just got back from a family trip to Disney World, and thought I'd share something amusing. While I didn't get to dive at all, I did spend a lot of time in the pool with my family. Having not been swimming in a pool for about a year, I didn't realize quite how used to having fins on I'd become. What a bizarre experience to get into the pool, go to swim, and realize I'm barely moving and there's almost no effort in kicking!

Anyone else ever feel lost without the fins on?

 

[Diver0001]

You can swim without fins on?

Actually, you know what amazes me more than how slow I am is how fast other people can swim. I know one or two people who can almost out swim me *with* my fins on.....

R..

 

[ibnygator]

My eighth grade daughter swims distance events on the varsity swim team. No way I could keep up with her, fins or no fins.

 

[triton94949]

Fins spoil you.

Swimming (without fins) is mostly an arms and shoulders issue, with some contribution from the legs if you kick properly (straight legs). It's likely you have just forgotten how much effort goes into swimming without fins.

 

[HammerNoMore]

As triton said the main method of propulsion in swimming comes from the arms. In freestyle the legs do little more than help keep your body in the correct position.

Swimming fast is all about doing it properly, not putting more effort into it. Wanna learn to swim fast? Join a masters program or get yourself a copy of Total Immersion.

James

 

[spectrum]

What blew my mind is how useless kicking is with my booties on. Once I pulled my fins off then found more deep water I needed to cross to reach shore. I ended up hand padling with my fins. The rounded profile of the booties didn't propel for squatt.

Pete