What is the average stroke count for a 25 yd free swim? Assuming no block start? I'm trying to count mine and was wondering where I should be aiming for.
Improving my underwater streamline and SDK should get those counts down.
True, but that isn't really working to improve the efficiency of your stroke, more like avoiding doing it. Now I fully understand that a lot of swimmers are having a great deal of success doing just that, (i.e. giving up distance swimming for distance SDK) and improving streamline has got to be one of the most fundamental things all swimmers should be working on, but while it is in-principle possible to get the stroke count down to 0 by improving streamline and SDK, that won't make your stroke any better! Oh heck I guess I am old fashioned, just SDK to victory and to heck with swimming on top of the water. :bolt:
Improving my underwater streamline and SDK should get those counts down.
True, but that isn't really working to improve the efficiency of your stroke, more like avoiding doing it. Now I fully understand that a lot of swimmers are having a great deal of success doing just that, (i.e. giving up distance swimming for distance SDK) and improving streamline has got to be one of the most fundamental things all swimmers should be working on, but while it is in-principle possible to get the stroke count down to 0 by improving streamline and SDK, that won't make your stroke any better! Oh heck I guess I am old fashioned, just SDK to victory and to heck with swimming on top of the water. :bolt:
