If the major car companies, electronics companies and other industries can get together ad agree on certain industry standards, why not swimming? Do you think that all computer firms just suddenly come up with the USB? No, they all agreed to the design, capabilities and limitations, so all could compete and flourish on par.
Same goes for swimming, but it hasn't happened yet. Lap or Length have been argued to death here, with no consensus. This morning I was reminded of another set of easily confused terms; build and descend. I was taught that build meant increase speed (or at least effort) during the individual swim you are about to perform, descend was to make each swim in a set a little faster, so the last 100 (or whatever the distance) was faster than the first one .
Anyone else have terms of inconsistency or ambiguity? Can we get the coaches to issue forth a letter of understanding on certain terms, so we have an interchangeable vernacular across the country?
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Enlighten us please. What is 'mustard stroke'?
My "mustard" drill is when you swim 3 strokes of full-catch up drill, and then 3 strokes of your regular swim stroke, and keep that 3/3 pattern for a whole 100. Then I have them swim a regular 100 where they don't do anything special, just swim. I find this drill really only works well for those who are new to swimming and don't really know how to NOT have a windmill stroke.
Enlighten us please. What is 'mustard stroke'?
My "mustard" drill is when you swim 3 strokes of full-catch up drill, and then 3 strokes of your regular swim stroke, and keep that 3/3 pattern for a whole 100. Then I have them swim a regular 100 where they don't do anything special, just swim. I find this drill really only works well for those who are new to swimming and don't really know how to NOT have a windmill stroke.
