Is it faster to swim breaststroke with your head above the water during the glide or just below the surface of the water during the glide?
I've written about this a lot in Swim Faster Faster plus I'm sure folks have talked a lot about this in The Breastroke Lane
when swimming breastroke, just before you finish each kick, & a few moments after, you want your:
+ Upper body to be streamlined &
+ Head to be neutral looking down out the bottom
This concept is called RIDE THE GLIDE.
If you do it right & you'll increase your DPS & decrease your SPL
watch & copy Kitajima underwater
Notice how fast and powerful his pull & kick are,
Notice his timing,
Notice his glide & head position.
Watch a frog swim, he's actions and timing are:
streamline, kick, glide
REPEAT
Is it faster to swim breaststroke with your head above the water during the glide or just below the surface of the water during the glide?
I've written about this a lot in Swim Faster Faster plus I'm sure folks have talked a lot about this in The Breastroke Lane
when swimming breastroke, just before you finish each kick, & a few moments after, you want your:
+ Upper body to be streamlined &
+ Head to be neutral looking down out the bottom
This concept is called RIDE THE GLIDE.
If you do it right & you'll increase your DPS & decrease your SPL
watch & copy Kitajima underwater
Notice how fast and powerful his pull & kick are,
Notice his timing,
Notice his glide & head position.
Watch a frog swim, he's actions and timing are:
streamline, kick, glide
REPEAT
