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Print this entrySwimming Question of the Week - July 14, 2010
Since we're in sunny Florida, and swimming everyday, our question this week deals with the sun.
How do YOU swim straight on backstroke with the bright sun in your eyes?
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Where's the sun????? |
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Hmm... Are mirror goggles too simple answer?
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I just keep running into the same lane line. |
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Put in other lines....hahahaha....but really,...indeed sunglasse an option????
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I don't. No kind of goggles can save me here. Either there are lanes that I can guide myself on by looking at them with my periferal vision or I swim into the wall on my right side. And I don't even need the sun or backstroke for that. I also do it in the swimming hall and on breaststroke. Haha :D |
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Ha, me too Glenn |
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It's all about the UV-shielded goggles for me. With them, it's a lot easier to see (peripherally) and hug the lane line. |
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Hug that lane line..... |
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heyy i had the same problem too but my coach told me to get mirrored goggles and to swim right down in the middle...but while you swim look at one of the lane lines in the corner of your eye...by doing this you will know to go a little to the right or to the left...this helped me a lot(: |
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I don't think there's really something you can do about this. And it's probably the reason why outdoors backstroke races are often times slower than indoors. Guess it's all getting used to it and getting a feel for swimming straight backstroke outdoors without having to try spot the lane lines. What they tried to do with the Race Club is having the head kicked back a little bit more than you usually would. This way your head makes a small wave like movement (up and down) and you get to spot the lane line from below the surface. I think this works pretty well but takes a lot of practice and doesn't eliminate the swimming straight part completely. |
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