Last week, during my first swim coaching I ended the session with 3 things to keep in mind:
1. High elbows
2. Relax your hands on the recovery and cup them on the pull
3. Extend your right arm
Today, I was reminded to swim with:
1. Elbows wide (because my arms tend to cross my body frame in a narrowing inefficient recovery)
2. Relaxed wrist and hands
3. Kick with strength
This morning, the lifeguard on duty mentioned to Coach Carlie in passing that I was an amazing swimmer. ??? WHO??? Was he for real??? We laughed together because we both thought it was really funny - being that I've only jumped into the pool four months ago!!! Certainly, it boosted my spirit and awakened me to my potential ability in the water.
Towards the latter part of the session, when only one other person was in the lane, we decided to try some flipping under water! Yay! I've always been afraid of being upside down (even on ground) because I grew up with glasses that would always fall off my face. Recently though, I've been enjoying life glasses-free. I attempted to push off the ground, tuck, and roll into a ball - but instead, as soon as I pushed off and tucked, my body quickly bounced up above the water like a bouy. =T Hummm... After a few tries, I managed to flip, but in several weird directions, I couldn't even explain. It was dizzying and I didn't know where I was! Is this what life with alcohol in your system is like? Note to self: Start breathing out once your face gets in the water. Next up, I tried hand stands underwater. Though not very straight, I managed to keep both hands on the pool floor. Yep, I ended up with chlorine water in my nose and down my throat. I also sounded funny talking to Carlie - but it was all in good fun!
It was absolutely euphoric to be able to play like a kid again!Life is good. Even with the rain.
