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Originally Posted by MikeWaters
Since I have lost weight, I am even less floaty.
Now instead of slowly going down, I drop like a rock.
I've practiced focusing on keeping my chest down.
two problems:
1. breathing. If I screw up one breath, I am totally screwed.
2. going too fast.
3. too much and inefficient kicking.
that was three problems.
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There are many theories on kicking, but some theories disabuse swimmers of the notion of hard kicking. A few styles actually encourage it. My style, except for sprinting, relies upon efficient arm pulls with very little kicking. In tris, I don't see a benefit of toasting your legs in the swim.
The sinking argument doesn't float, as the world's best swimmers are all non-buoyant. So in reality, you have all the tools to be a great swimmer, just not the mindset yet.