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By Diana Pimer, Swimming World Contributor<\/em><\/p>\n

About two years ago in my senior year of college, I wrote the following article:\u00a06 Everyday Struggles of a Breaststroker<\/a>.\u00a0After going for a (short, by the way) run yesterday and hopping in for an IM set today, I was quickly bombarded with\u00a0sore abductors.<\/p>\n

With this came an influx of horrid yet wonderful memories. Headaches from lack of oxygen, the most painful hamstring workouts imaginable and getting two seconds rest on freestyle intervals quickly came to mind.<\/p>\n

It was in this moment, where I was hobbling around the pool deck trying to coach a club practice, that I remembered my original article. Except this time, the struggles are not only worse, but entirely different.<\/p>\n

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1. Getting out of bed<\/h2>\n

This may be true for all athletes, current and retired. But there are specific difficulties that come with a breaststroker body. If your knees and ankles do not crack simultaneously in agony the moment your feet hit the floor, I envy you. Usually, the hips follow along shortly and I need to confirm that I was a 200 breaststroker and not a marathon runner in college. Less pounding, yet somehow these joints just aren’t what they used to be.<\/p>\n

2. Squatting and running<\/h2>\n

Back to the inspiration for this article, over the last nine months I have learned that I can run, lift, or swim. But combine them? That is a pulled groin waiting to happen. Not only am I limited to front squatting because these muscles are so worn and beat down that back squatting puts too much pressure on them, (seriously, can anyone else relate to this?) but then trying to do a breaststroke set afterward is nearly impossible. And the day after a run is no better. Oh you ran a 5k yesterday? Looks like our breaststroke yardage today is limited to 5…hundred? laps? yards? Yards.<\/p>\n

3. No, your traps do not go back down to a normal size<\/h2>\n

Every once in a while in our swimming careers we dress up. Prom, a yearly banquet, high school and college graduations. On the other 360+ days of the year, I was proud of these muscles. We shrug, it is what we do, and we have the glorious traps to show for it. And this proves true for other muscles as well, but for some reason I am pretty sure my ability to wear a strapless dress will be limited for the rest of my life. Could this just be due to my obsession with power snatching and cleaning? Possibly, but the results of that study are currently unofficial.<\/p>\n

4. Driving slowly\u00a0and waiting in lines<\/h2>\n

Look, I spent 16 years waiting for my turn in the back of lane and getting run over by All-American freestylers. I’m retired – this is my time to live with no limits in the fast lane! So every time I find myself stuck behind someone driving 20mph I get uncontrollably anxious and antsy. The same goes for waiting in lines, predominantly for food (some struggles never change). While I think breaststrokers excel at these tasks based on our long-term practice of patience being the slowest swimmers in the pool, it does not make it fun. We will not, we can not be held back! Well…aside from maybe speed limits, those are pretty important.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Searching everywhere for your timing<\/h2>\n

All breaststrokers know how hard it is to keep the timing of your stroke, even when you are in shape. It is very easy to lose and if it is off it is off, there isn’t really “okay, in-between breaststroke.” From experience anyway, you are either on or off. You can’t throw in a couple of extra dolphin kicks or change up your breathing pattern to get by on an off day. You send out a search party for your timing. And when you are not swimming for four hours\u00a0a day or swimming consistent breaststroke, this timing disappears. I can usually hear it laughing at me somewhere in the distance. It could take weeks or months for it to come back, and by that point I usually just put my snorkel on and freestyle pull for 20 minutes anyway.<\/p>\n

6. Getting made fun of for your feet<\/h2>\n

Okay so this struggle has not changed over the last two years. Except now, there’s not even a unique, somewhat cool excuse for it. “Oh these feet? Yeah I was given a gift at birth and was basically born to a be breaststroker.” And you said it with pride because at the end of the day you know you have a deep appreciation for your outwardly positioned feet. But now\u00a0anytime someone asks me about this I fall into some sort of identity crisis…”Oh, um, well, they helped me win nine conference titles because I’m, uh well I was a breaststroker…yes, that’s the frog stroke.”<\/p>\n

And while these are just the highlights, the struggles come with a side of pride. (There it is again, another food reference). While I may struggle to get a personal best back squat or wait in a line, it was all worth it. For that medley relay spot, for that unique bond between us all, being constantly reminded of your time as a breaststroker is actually a blessing, with just a dollop of struggle.<\/p>\n

All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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