Ok....so I tried flip turning today because the gal I was splitting the lane with was a good 50lbs overweight and if she could do them well.....

And to my surprise I loved it. I did 4 x 500m workout, and on the last 1,000m I did the flips (50m LC). Wasn't too hard. I grew up surfing and stuff so the whole somersault under water is nothing new.

Alright bitches.. I don't know who the hell logged in as Aust1227 and posted the above garbage.. Because this guy IS NOW A FLIPPER!!

They aren't always pretty. But I put my mind to it and have at least become moderately efficient.

I am a FLIPPER now.

Thanks to all you other flippers for making the non flipping Aust1227 feel like a guppy! It was the motivation I needed to get flipping.

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Austin Hardy -

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Good job Aust!!! Your flip turns will become automatic after about a year or so of doing them on every turn. You know, you can also do flip turns when swimming backstroke, just flip over to your stomach, take one freestyle stroke w/o kicking, and do a regular freestyle flip except stay on your back as you come off the wall. Another thing to work on:)

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"Anyone can be who they want to be IF they have the HUNGER and the DRIVE."

I do flip turns but... this just made my day :)

I appreciate the input and encouragement from a few weeks ago! Especially the part about flipping first, then barrel rolling second!

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Austin Hardy -

I, like you, swam for years without knowing how to do a flip turn. When I moved near Austin and joined a master's class in January, one of the coaches insisted I learn. By about March, I never even thought about them again; it became a natural movement that's just part of swimming, and like others, I think it better simulates OWS because there's no break.

As soon as I stopped swimming competitively, I stopped doing flip turns. Maybe that's why I like OWS so much more.