To Flip Or Not To Flip That Is The Question?
I am not a competitive swimmer but I am a triathlete and I do flip turns when I swim. I also tell the clients I coach that they should do flip turns. They always say to me they don’t have flip turns in a triathlon. I realize that but it still provides many benefits to your swim in the pool and open water to learn how to do flip turns. Most people can do them and if they can’t it doesn’t take too long to learn. The reason most people don’t like to do them is they feel as if they can’t recover from it and get enough air back to continue to swim. It takes a bit of time to build your lung capacity to feel comfortable doing them. At first it may seem like more work but once you build your lung capacity you will never want to go back to the touch and go method of swimming. You will get comfortable doing them consistently in a week or so. It just takes persistence. Here are some reasons doing flip turns will hel...