neck a bit sore

miss no stars

I've gotten back into swimming a bit since a couple of years off... Today I did 550m front crawl but after about 350m or so my neck was getting a little sore. I was trying to watch my technique but I'm not really sure where I was going wrong. I did feel heavy in the water though - by which I mean I was finding it hard to get power out of my shoulders. Could this slight hunching be doing it? (I know it's dificult to say without seeing my stroke but I"m really just wondering if anyone knew of anything that would make your neck sore after f/c)

zardette

some of the causes might be related to your breathing check this article …..
http://www.dartswim.com/USASWeb/ViewMiscArticle.aspx?TabId=445&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en-US&mid=700&ItemId=699

This was a good video for me when trying to learn to breathe FC….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5los6n7tMI

Hope this helps Z

miss no stars

ah that article is good! Seems I was coached in the generation where we were taught to look slightly forward during front crawl. Will look down from now on as that actually felt most comfortable when I was giving my poor neck a break during my swim! (Guess my body inherently knows best ) Never used to give me problems but a few years ago I tore muscles all down my neck so I guess it's just a bit weaker now and more susceptible to injury