Quote Originally Posted by Lise
I am a notoriously crooked swimmer. I always *feel* like I'm swimming straight; I almost never am.
My dh was doing a triathlon once about 20 years ago, and he swims so crooked that he got turned around 180 degrees, and when he stopped to look up, all the other swimmers were coming straight towards him! He had a fairly short triathlon career. I can usually manage to breathe left and then every so often swing my head forward, eyes just above the water, to stay on course. This works for our usual across-the-lake swim with a kayak leading the way (to ward off power boats). It could be alot tougher in a triathlon.