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Old 07-28-2009, 05:42 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by tynan19 View Post
If swimming to a rock. Hold it in right hand almost at a 45 angle to the water with the tip in front of you. Extend your left hand out in front of your body towards the way you are going and use it to pull you along. Also use your legs to perform a scissor kick. Basically the same stroke that a lifeguard would use to rescue a person.
i believe that's called the Australian Crawl....

My favorite way to swim because while on your right side your head is mostly out of the water.....

your left hand pulls water down from about your chin....
and your right hand reaches way up
and pulls water wider to your right...
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