Watching the beavers and otters at DC's national zoo I suddenly realized something - there are two ways you can swim. If you're in the otter camp you go for speed and take every chance you get to flip and bounce off of something.
On the other hand, if you're in the beaver camp you prefer to drift at your own pace and paddle straight from one spot to another. Busy they might be, but not in any hurry.
I know I'm pretty firmly in this camp, while my brother's very much in the otter (other.) He's tried to give me some pointers on how to go faster, but I'm just never about speed.

So which one are you?