Dolphin Kick with Misty Hyman

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Yea, I'm still having trouble with this swim technique so I'm watching everything as much as I can!

I found a 30min video with Misty Hyman yesterday. In it she talked about the dolphin kick which she calls the Fish Foil because she swam sideways, and she used a Finis Foil. Thought it was fairly interesting as she demonstrated the fish movement very exaggerated, and she showed it by the side of the pool and in the water. She does say in the vid, that you go faster when swimming sideways like a fish! So I think I will try that once I figure out how to not let water through my nose and into the back of my mouth when I'm not facing the regular way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFnf2WRNYt4

[AmbrGlows]

Swimming sideways got me through many tight squeezes in the lazy river this summer.

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Swimming sideways got me through many tight squeezes in the lazy river this summer.
Cool! Sounds like a fun technique to do. I'm still moving house, we're having an open day this weekend and all my stuff is packed away. So no swimming until the new home.

[Seatan]

That is interesting. I will say this... I chased down sea turtles and schools of fish in my Competitor this summer. Having a monofin makes you a speed demon! But be CAREFUL in pools. You don't realize how FAST and FAR you are going and you can hit the wall! It's sort of how things appear farther away in rearview mirrors than they really are. Your brain's thinking you are going one speed when really you're swimming like a FISH!