Don's recent excursion into the world of fitness has really got me thinking. He used his trips to the Athletic club to decompress, and then he would go home and write "in his diary like a little girl". I feel akin to Don because I myself am an avid swimmer.
It’s a well known joke in my family that I could swim before I could walk. I went to swim lessons when I was 6, but I was in the group with the 12+ year olds. I feel more myself when I’m in the water than anywhere else I’ve ever been.
At the beginning of season 4 it was obvious that Don was going through a hard time, his family troubles and all.
Free stroke suites Don because one of his most significant characteristics is that he chooses to do whatever he wants. With free-style you’re basically free to do anything! A trick to this technique is to almost dive into the water with each arm stroke, it reduces resistance in the water and could be that added boost to get your lap time down.
My stroke of choice was backstroke. Free and back are often referred to as the long-axis strokes, because you are rotating on the long-axis of your body while swimming.
Backstroke starts in the water so you don’t have to worry about breathing or your goggles falling off during the initial dive in. The disadvantage is you can’t see we’re your going, therefore I feel that if Don were to change up his swimming regimen, back would work well for him. He may do whatever he wants, but he never really knows where he’s going.
