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Farmgirl - my friends and I during trips to the lake would hold noodle rodeos. We were quite adept at standing on noodles underwater and other such daring feats. Occasionally, the noodles' desire to float overpowers your balance and skill and it bucks you off. My now-married friend and I tried to relive the noodle rodeo excitement recently, successfully convincing her husband that her crazy high school friend really is totally nuts. Posts: 8504 | Registered: Aug 1999
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Instructor certs expire after a year and a half if you don't teach it during that time and file the documentation with the Red Cross.
ALL of my certs are expired and I had a lot--lifeguard, kayak, canoe and rowing instructor, sailing instructor, first aid, CPR for professional rescuers...I think that's it.
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T-stroke is elementary backstroke arms, with a flutter kick, much easier to teach than elementary backstroke with its "down, out and around" leg movements.
We'd teach T-stroke before we taught freestyle because it was the easiest to build confidence since they could breath mostly normally, while freestyle requires controlled breathing.
I know that the double trudgeon is some wierd variation on sidestroke but I never learned it.
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I can keep from drowning, but I never did figure out the breathing while freestyling thing. If you're teaching that, I'd be happy to learn.
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Trudgeon is like an overarm sidestroke, while double trudgeon is a really odd cross between crawl and sidestroke.
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I'm making myself jealous of my brothers as we speak. Realize that they are both currently lounging on lifeguard stands looking out at the Pacific Ocean somewhere in Southern California as I type. I didn't have good enough eyesight to be a beach lifeguard. I'm sure they are keeping vigilant watch, but I've heard stories of how often they get hit on too...
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I found lifeguarding to be terminally boring. I also hate swimming.
Yeah...you never lose the knowledge. I sailed a sunfish around last weekend and hadn't been sailing in over a year. I was able to put up the running rigging (sunfish really don't have any standing rigging) and go without difficulty. I even capsized because of a gust of wind from another direction (storm was brewing) and was able to right the boat in less than a minute.
After practicing all of those skills so many times, you just don't forget.
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Heh... you should talk to Myr about them. She seems to like them. A lot, if ya know what I mean.
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Note to those who will be traveling via public transportation sometime during the weekend: PACK A SWEATER!!! It is COLD on public trans! At least it is on the Pace and El. Seriously--one day I was wearing long slacks, a long-sleeved shirt, and a cardigan, and I was STILL freezing. Brrr!
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Another lapsed lifeguard certification here. I also can't swim in a straight line without goggles if my life depends on it, despite many miles of laps in my past.
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I get a little shy when I'm wearing a swimsuit, unless I make myself forget people can see more of my body than usual. So, I'll act silly and playful and talkative in order to pretend I have lots of clothes on.
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Yaay, me! I'm just a month recovering from having Sophia and I went out and bought a swimsuit yesterday. And it even shows a BIT of tummy. Of course, I'd rather it didn't, but it was too cute to pass up.
Swimming pool here I come! Now, perhaps I'd better look for a swim diaper. *grin*
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Hey, do you think I could get some swimming tips too? Although I can stay afloat in deep water and am not terrified of it (I would even jump off a diving board if I was allowed ), I don't know that much about swimming really.
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Also, my swimsuit is rather old and misfitting, but I'm going to have to make it work out. But that means NO PICTURES! I'd like to get a new one, but.............no can do.
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Looks like we're gonna have a Hatrack swim class . I think there are enough of us with some background in teaching people to swim that we could probably come up with something. Though I was always much better with little kids who are just learning the basics than really teaching any technique.
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