Do distance swimmers spend less time w/kicking workouts

No firm answers from anyone yet. Just speculation. Let's hear from someone who is (or was) Top Ten at BOTH the 1500 and a 50 in the same season....... Better yet: In the same meet ! There is no firm answer to any of these forum posts! If there was a magic formula, we'd all be doing it by now. Same for the elites. Not everyone is a foodie, not everyone can train for a living like the sponsored pros, some are still in high school, yet there are many great swimmers all in the mix. Same for masters! Nice that you brought this up - not for the thread topic, but it is a fun way to challenge oneself! It's not a meaningful goal or statistic for me, but i'll be the first to suport those that attempt something different! Whether it's the longevity, consistency, sheer number, ranking number handicap, and on and on for top tens - it is quite interesting. Here you go: #3 TT 50 free (plus 2 split requests) #10 TT 1500 free 2007 SPMA LCM champs same meet. www.spma.net/.../2007_mvn_lcm_regional_results.pdf In my case, no relevance to the issue of how much kicking for distance vs. sprinters. Ditto for multi years of top ten in 100 to 400 IM. Emphasize one, spillover benefit to other swims. For everyone else, do what you NEED to do, but only to the extent that you WANT to do. But whatever you do, you have to BELIEVE in what you are doing. I suspect our thread starter is leaning towards, Yes, D swimmers don't need to spend as much time kicking! If that is the answer you are looking for, then you've already answered it for yourself! I neither agree nor disagree, but only because I have no idea what your swimming need are. The real question is: Are the things that I AM doing the things that I SHOULD be doing to get WHERE I WANT TO BE?

No firm answers from anyone yet. Just speculation. Let's hear from someone who is (or was) Top Ten at BOTH the 1500 and a 50 in the same season....... Better yet: In the same meet ! There is no firm answer to any of these forum posts! If there was a magic formula, we'd all be doing it by now. Same for the elites. Not everyone is a foodie, not everyone can train for a living like the sponsored pros, some are still in high school, yet there are many great swimmers all in the mix. Same for masters! Nice that you brought this up - not for the thread topic, but it is a fun way to challenge oneself! It's not a meaningful goal or statistic for me, but i'll be the first to suport those that attempt something different! Whether it's the longevity, consistency, sheer number, ranking number handicap, and on and on for top tens - it is quite interesting. Here you go: #3 TT 50 free (plus 2 split requests) #10 TT 1500 free 2007 SPMA LCM champs same meet. www.spma.net/.../2007_mvn_lcm_regional_results.pdf In my case, no relevance to the issue of how much kicking for distance vs. sprinters. Ditto for multi years of top ten in 100 to 400 IM. Emphasize one, spillover benefit to other swims. For everyone else, do what you NEED to do, but only to the extent that you WANT to do. But whatever you do, you have to BELIEVE in what you are doing. I suspect our thread starter is leaning towards, Yes, D swimmers don't need to spend as much time kicking! If that is the answer you are looking for, then you've already answered it for yourself! I neither agree nor disagree, but only because I have no idea what your swimming need are. The real question is: Are the things that I AM doing the things that I SHOULD be doing to get WHERE I WANT TO BE?