Hi everyone
I'm trying to reduce my front crawl armstroke rate. Currently I can get through 25M in 25 strokes (at best), my technique feels ok (high elbow recovery and a decent push phase), yet I notice other folks in the pool travelling the same distance in 15-20 strokes looking really relaxed. I'm working on improving my body roll, which I guess is the key, but any help or tips (maybe from someone who's had the same problem and has made a significant improvement) would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Andy
So today in practice we were doing a drill where we would swim a 50 and count the strokes plus time. Then the next 50 we would try to drop the stroke count by 2 but maintain the same speed. My typical 50 stroke count is 32, and with the drill I was able to get as low as 30 while maintaining the same speed. My coach was felt that I should be able to get a lower stroke count than that, and he's probably right in that I've seen better swimmers my height go 24-26. My question is this; should lowering my stroke count while maintaining the same speed be something I should work on a lot? Should it be a priority? I've seen on the Swimsmooth website that they talk about a "sweet spot:, that rate where you are at your maximum speed. They also show swimmers who have a shorter and choppier stroke but are very efficient in their own way (probably like Janet Evans). But my sweet spot now may not be where I should be in a couple years.
So today in practice we were doing a drill where we would swim a 50 and count the strokes plus time. Then the next 50 we would try to drop the stroke count by 2 but maintain the same speed. My typical 50 stroke count is 32, and with the drill I was able to get as low as 30 while maintaining the same speed. My coach was felt that I should be able to get a lower stroke count than that, and he's probably right in that I've seen better swimmers my height go 24-26. My question is this; should lowering my stroke count while maintaining the same speed be something I should work on a lot? Should it be a priority? I've seen on the Swimsmooth website that they talk about a "sweet spot:, that rate where you are at your maximum speed. They also show swimmers who have a shorter and choppier stroke but are very efficient in their own way (probably like Janet Evans). But my sweet spot now may not be where I should be in a couple years.
