What stroke rate do you have in a 50 meter pool swimming the 50?
What would be a good stroke rate?
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I'm not sure what other people consider "good", and I'm sure your height and stuff like arm length will have something to do with it. I'm 6' with a 6' armspan (square!) and I do 32-34 strokes per length at a warm-up pace, and more, probably 40 or so when I try to go fast. But I lose efficiency as I go faster. Apparently some people don't:
Yeah, I wanted to mention that height, arm span and speed will make a difference but I just wanted a rough stroke count of a good swimmer since I mainly train in 25 meter pools. I try to count my strokes and glide more and might go down to 14-15 strokes but when I sprint I have a lot more strokes.
Soon the 50 meter open air pool will open so I wanted to test what my stroke count will be in a 50 meter pool and wanted a rough number. I guess I'll be more in the 35-37 range at a warm up pace and over 40 at a fast pace.
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I'm not sure what other people consider "good", and I'm sure your height and stuff like arm length will have something to do with it. I'm 6' with a 6' armspan (square!) and I do 32-34 strokes per length at a warm-up pace, and more, probably 40 or so when I try to go fast. But I lose efficiency as I go faster. Apparently some people don't:
Yeah, I wanted to mention that height, arm span and speed will make a difference but I just wanted a rough stroke count of a good swimmer since I mainly train in 25 meter pools. I try to count my strokes and glide more and might go down to 14-15 strokes but when I sprint I have a lot more strokes.
Soon the 50 meter open air pool will open so I wanted to test what my stroke count will be in a 50 meter pool and wanted a rough number. I guess I'll be more in the 35-37 range at a warm up pace and over 40 at a fast pace.