Do distance swimmers spend less time w/kicking workouts

The answer is: "It depends." How do you define "Distance?" What are your goals? What events are you preparing for? How important are they to you? How often do you train? times per week How much time do you spend in the pool when you train? minutes per day All distance swimmers can benefit from an efficient and effective kick. The further your swim event is, the less intense your kick should be. If you're going to use a muscle, and move a limb, it might as well contribute to your forward motion. Elite distance swimmers need a powerful kick. They need great technique, conditioning and ability. Almost all elite swimmers 6 beat kick 200's most 6 beat 400's many on 800's and some on 1500's Every single one of them 6 beat kick the last 200, 150, 100 or 50 of their races. Most do kick sets everyday. Watch those youtubes Paul shared. Whether master distance swimmers should do kick sets or not? it depends on your abilities, goals, and training. If I was training for the 400, 500, 800, 1000, 1500 or 1650, and wanted to get as good as I could, when it comes to kicking I definitely would. I would also get in the habit of 6 beat kicking the last 100 of fast far swims. How bad do you wanna to be good?

The answer is: "It depends." How do you define "Distance?" What are your goals? What events are you preparing for? How important are they to you? How often do you train? times per week How much time do you spend in the pool when you train? minutes per day All distance swimmers can benefit from an efficient and effective kick. The further your swim event is, the less intense your kick should be. If you're going to use a muscle, and move a limb, it might as well contribute to your forward motion. Elite distance swimmers need a powerful kick. They need great technique, conditioning and ability. Almost all elite swimmers 6 beat kick 200's most 6 beat 400's many on 800's and some on 1500's Every single one of them 6 beat kick the last 200, 150, 100 or 50 of their races. Most do kick sets everyday. Watch those youtubes Paul shared. Whether master distance swimmers should do kick sets or not? it depends on your abilities, goals, and training. If I was training for the 400, 500, 800, 1000, 1500 or 1650, and wanted to get as good as I could, when it comes to kicking I definitely would. I would also get in the habit of 6 beat kicking the last 100 of fast far swims. How bad do you wanna to be good?