Hi fellas,
I used to swim quite a lot when I was a kid, but that stopped 10 years ago. Now, I've hit the pool once again and I feel that after 100m, I'm already exhausted. I'm good at everything else: I play lots of basketball, some tennis, I hit the gym regularly, etc, so stamina should not be an issue. Perhaps it takes a while for my body to get used to swimming, I don't know. In the meantime, I thought maybe it's a technique issue, so I've uploaded two videos:
Front crawl: P9090025 - YouTube
Butterfly: P9090026 - YouTube
The one I really care about right now is the front crawl. I'm trying to get my bronze medallion and bronze cross, and the requirement is 600m in 18 minutes. I can do that at an abysmal 16 minutes. I need to get it down to at least 10 minutes.
I'll appreciate every constructive criticism.
Thanks
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Former Member
Ooh, Taruky, I suppose I can see that impingement as a distinct possibility over repetitive use, but I think the risk is definitely lessened by good shoulder rotation on the extension. The flat entry doesn't really feed into the streamlining you are creating in the same way that the thumb-down entry does. Still, your point gives me food for thought.
Ooh, Taruky, I suppose I can see that impingement as a distinct possibility over repetitive use, but I think the risk is definitely lessened by good shoulder rotation on the extension. The flat entry doesn't really feed into the streamlining you are creating in the same way that the thumb-down entry does. Still, your point gives me food for thought.
