Olympic Hopeful

So I was at the pool today and there was this lady there (probably about 35ish yrs old, not what I would call 'athletic') leisurely swimming laps. Now, that is funny in and of itself since one end of the pool has stairs all the way across. However, that was not the funniest thing that this woman did/said.

She was talking to her mom about wanting to learn how to do a flip turn. She said something like, "I've got the concept of the flip turn. I just can't seem to do it." Her mom of course encouragingly gave her the name of a friend or family member who could help. (I love how supportive her mom was of this venture.) Then she proceeded to practice her flip turns. I can attest, she indeed could not do it.

Now, I'm not against people learning new things. I'm all for it. I love learning. However, I kind of think there is an age after which learning to do a flip turn isn't going to do that much for you...like maybe 12 (and that's generous).

But, hey, if someone wants to shave 0.5 sec off her lap time, who am I to judge? I mean, I guess this is a pretty good time to start training. She has 3 years until London. (In the words of the 'knuckle puck' kid's brother on D2: The Mighty Ducks) Go USA!