Kicking survey

How fast do you kick compared to swimming? This is prompted by a set in pwb's High Volume Workouts where a kicking interval/100 was 20 seconds more than normal swimming interval. The question: What is the spread between your challenge interval for 5x100 swimming and 5x100 kicking? In my case, I can kick fly on an interval 40 seconds slower than the fastest interval I can make for 5x100 swimming. Free kick is 10 seconds slower. with kickboard, or without? Both are a significant difference for many folks too.

For me I'd say 20-25 seconds.

with kickboard, or without? Both are a significant difference for many folks too. True, I cheat like crazy without a board. For this discussion, use a board.

For me I'd say 20-25 seconds. So you could do 100s kick w/ a board (no fins) @ ~1:35 interval, say 10 reps? Amazing. :bow: As for an interval for me, I can't make them with success unless I'm on a 1:45-1:50 interval (coming in around 1:41-1:42 and working it). Dolphin kick w/ a board - no way...it just doesn't work for me.

Peak velocity kick/swim supplemental survey data: 25m kick with board - 19 25m freestyle swim - 14 (just under) Both pushed 0.73

Free swim (1:05) vs dolphin kick (1:20) with board: +15 sec diff for 5x100. I don't do a lot of flutter kick except for after I surface when doing backstroke kick, but if I had to I would guess 1:30 for flutter kick (+25 sec diff).

For freestyle: 40-50 seconds. For breaststroke: 10-15 seconds. Butterfly kick with a board: I wouldn't make it to the first 100. I've never figured out how to do that. I hated it in high school when the coach said 'butterfly kick'.

30 second difference (freestyle swim vs flutter kick with board, no fins) for me.

So you could do 100s kick w/ a board (no fins) @ ~1:35 interval, say 10 reps? Amazing. :bow: No, probably not 10X, but the question was 5X and I could make 5...I think.

For freestyle, about 45 sec.