What stroke are you best at? (not necessarily favorite)
Former Member
Note: This poll is not about your "favorite stroke", for which there is already a thread, although for many the two coincide. I think this should be a more interesting aspect, technique-wise.
Where's the IM choice? That is by far my best stroke!
This one is a hard one for me to answer as it varies by distance, some more clear than others
For a 500 & up, freestyle
For a 50 or a 200, butterfly
For a 100, probably butterfly ... but only if I'm tapered just right or if I could wear my B70 Nero Comp again ... otherwise, my 100s routinely disappoint me
It has also varied by age ...
When I was 15 or 16, my best 200 was backstroke and I'm not sure I had the strength to swim a 200 fly
By the time I was 19 or 20, my best 200 was butterfly and I flopped around like a dead fish on backstroke
... and, so, I suspect it will vary further as I age
... but there is one truth in my swimming that will never change -- breaststroke will always be, by far, my weakest stroke. That is, until Mr. Salnikov has his way with the stroke and I can do 60% of it all underwater SDK (swimswam.com/.../). Then, and only then, might I be able to finally say I can swim breaststroke ... precisely by not swimming it.
Where's the IM choice? That is by far my best stroke!
This one is a hard one for me to answer as it varies by distance, some more clear than others
For a 500 & up, freestyle
For a 50 or a 200, butterfly
For a 100, probably butterfly ... but only if I'm tapered just right or if I could wear my B70 Nero Comp again ... otherwise, my 100s routinely disappoint me
It has also varied by age ...
When I was 15 or 16, my best 200 was backstroke and I'm not sure I had the strength to swim a 200 fly
By the time I was 19 or 20, my best 200 was butterfly and I flopped around like a dead fish on backstroke
... and, so, I suspect it will vary further as I age
... but there is one truth in my swimming that will never change -- breaststroke will always be, by far, my weakest stroke. That is, until Mr. Salnikov has his way with the stroke and I can do 60% of it all underwater SDK (swimswam.com/.../). Then, and only then, might I be able to finally say I can swim breaststroke ... precisely by not swimming it.
