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Originally Posted by coffeebean
I get what you are saying but "looking up every once in a while" breaks the rhythm of freestyle swimming (proper breathing and stroking). If I were out in the open water swimming from the boat heading toward a raft, as you mentioned, I would not swim the same way as I swim in a pool with the proper markings. I would swim with my head above the water so I can see where I'm going.
Another reason I do not swim in the neighborhood pools is there are no flags over head to let me know when I'm coming to the end of the pool when swimming back stroke. All it took was one time hitting my head on the wall in a sports pool before flags were installed. I'll never do that again!
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And yet, the length you swim from boat to raft is called a "lap." And if you do a round-trip swim, and repeat it a few times, it's called "swimming laps." I don't do freestyle swimming. I swim side-stroke, backstroke, and butterfly. And I manage to never bump into anyone, and I manage to never hit my head on the edge of the pool, without goggles, lines, or a bathing cap.