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.
When I was in the pool yesterday for a quick workout I did take my stroke count, especially in warm-up. Freestyle, EZ swim, I was around 14-15 per 25 (pace :48-:52/50) at the beginning, at the end of the warm-up I was at 17-18 (pace: :38-:40/50). Backstroke was around 18-19 per length; deteriorating to 21-22 in the context of a mid-set 200 IM (pace = :50-:55/50).
I'm 6" (175-ish) w/ average wingspan. I know the stroke count could be better, but I being an "adult-onset" swimmer I have to be realistic and balance a lot of things to make incremental changes/improvements slowly over time. As an example of why stroke count isn't everything; about 1.5 years ago I would play swimming golf with myself (50 time + # strokes) and be happy that I could get down to the mid 70s by having taking 20 strokes (or even a little less) per 50 SCY and swimming around :55 (or a little slower). If I apply swim golf to my warm-up 50s from yesterday I come up with the same score, maybe even a little better, 73-74 = :38 + 35-36 strokes. That's a lot more strokes, but it's also a lot less time.
Always something to work on, that's part of the fun!
When I was in the pool yesterday for a quick workout I did take my stroke count, especially in warm-up. Freestyle, EZ swim, I was around 14-15 per 25 (pace :48-:52/50) at the beginning, at the end of the warm-up I was at 17-18 (pace: :38-:40/50). Backstroke was around 18-19 per length; deteriorating to 21-22 in the context of a mid-set 200 IM (pace = :50-:55/50).
I'm 6" (175-ish) w/ average wingspan. I know the stroke count could be better, but I being an "adult-onset" swimmer I have to be realistic and balance a lot of things to make incremental changes/improvements slowly over time. As an example of why stroke count isn't everything; about 1.5 years ago I would play swimming golf with myself (50 time + # strokes) and be happy that I could get down to the mid 70s by having taking 20 strokes (or even a little less) per 50 SCY and swimming around :55 (or a little slower). If I apply swim golf to my warm-up 50s from yesterday I come up with the same score, maybe even a little better, 73-74 = :38 + 35-36 strokes. That's a lot more strokes, but it's also a lot less time.
Always something to work on, that's part of the fun!
