A bit of competition

This evening I made a point of trying 'bear claw' hands and making slightly slower progress together with more prolonged expiration. I can't say that I noticed any speed or efficiency improvement from slightly spread fingers but going a little more slowly was essential to join lengths together. I did a couple of pairs (I was at that stage a few weeks back!) but managed 4 in quick succession in response to a little challenge. I'm sure that technique was lost a little but it was good to see that I could manage a bit more continuous swimming than  I thought I could. I wonder if it can be repeated?