How do you improve swimming times for a shorter swimmer?
Former Member
After a few meets this year, I feel pretty demotivated for swimming. I am a 5"7 swimmer who has huge disadvantages against taller swimmers, I did heavy off-season training and consider myself a decent to moderately fast swimmer. I go around a 57.63 100 Butterfly SCY, 53.21 100 Free and feel like i'm running into a brick wall in the past few meets. I have natural disadvantages such as small hands and size 8.5 feet but a rather large armspan around 6 foot. I wonder what I can do to improve as a shorter swimmer, and since states is around the corner and tapering is about to start. My goal is a 52-53 100 Butterfly as that will probably bring me to all-state or a 53.27 national cut would be nice. If you can add some suggestions it would be nice.
Quit psyching yourself out, while most swimmers are tall and elite swimmers seem to be getting taller, there are plenty of short very fast swimmers
en.wikipedia.org/.../Kenneth_Tosports.yahoo.com/.../en.wikipedia.org/.../Kosuke_Kitajimaen.wikipedia.org/.../Ryosuke_Irie
Hill Taylor is short, watch what he does.
www.youtube.com/watch
Scot Robison is only 5'9" he was an alternate to make the 2012 US Olympic team in the 200 FR
this article Robison stays true to his southern roots
he says
Seeing Robison behind the blocks with the other members of that relay, or the finals of a 100m freestyle race, may be a bit surprising because at only 5’9” he is noticeably shorter than most of the other top sprinters in the world. But instead of viewing his height as a disadvantage, he focuses on what he can control.
“It’s kind of an underdog mentality, in my events typically swimmers are three, four, five or more inches taller than me – it’s something that I can turn around and use to my advantage.”
It has not been an easy rise to the upper echelon of the sport, and Robison realizes the only way to continue towards the ultimate goal of making the Olympic Team is hard work. In Charlotte this weekend, Robison will not be looking at who he needs to beat, but instead at making sure he is in peak mental and physical shape leading up to the Trials.
“My times will be important, and executing my race strategies and making sure that I am thinking about the right things in my races,” said Robison.
My friends son, Michael Nunan is a little guy, but he went 1:36.0 in the 200 fr & 4:18 in the 500.
You can Swim Faster Faster
Improve your SDK (streamline Dolphin Kick)
Swim Fast in practice
Improve your ability
Improve your strength
Focus on what you can control
Get to work & shock Goliath. Intimidate giants with your times.
Quit psyching yourself out, while most swimmers are tall and elite swimmers seem to be getting taller, there are plenty of short very fast swimmers
en.wikipedia.org/.../Kenneth_Tosports.yahoo.com/.../en.wikipedia.org/.../Kosuke_Kitajimaen.wikipedia.org/.../Ryosuke_Irie
Hill Taylor is short, watch what he does.
www.youtube.com/watch
Scot Robison is only 5'9" he was an alternate to make the 2012 US Olympic team in the 200 FR
this article Robison stays true to his southern roots
he says
Seeing Robison behind the blocks with the other members of that relay, or the finals of a 100m freestyle race, may be a bit surprising because at only 5’9” he is noticeably shorter than most of the other top sprinters in the world. But instead of viewing his height as a disadvantage, he focuses on what he can control.
“It’s kind of an underdog mentality, in my events typically swimmers are three, four, five or more inches taller than me – it’s something that I can turn around and use to my advantage.”
It has not been an easy rise to the upper echelon of the sport, and Robison realizes the only way to continue towards the ultimate goal of making the Olympic Team is hard work. In Charlotte this weekend, Robison will not be looking at who he needs to beat, but instead at making sure he is in peak mental and physical shape leading up to the Trials.
“My times will be important, and executing my race strategies and making sure that I am thinking about the right things in my races,” said Robison.
My friends son, Michael Nunan is a little guy, but he went 1:36.0 in the 200 fr & 4:18 in the 500.
You can Swim Faster Faster
Improve your SDK (streamline Dolphin Kick)
Swim Fast in practice
Improve your ability
Improve your strength
Focus on what you can control
Get to work & shock Goliath. Intimidate giants with your times.
