I have a question about gliding in freestyle. My way of swimming is that after each stroke I stretch my leading arm, glide and then I go over to the next stroke if you know what I mean.
Now someone is telling me that it''s more efficient to immediately go over to the next stroke without the gliding phase while your arm is stretched.
What do you think is more efficient.
I think this glide is sometimes referred to as swimming catch-up or front quadrant (perhaps a TI term here).
Recently I watched a not particularly tall swimmer go under 9:00 in the 1000 Free using this type of stroke, and it looked relatively easy...though I'm certain it was not. Obviously a tremendous level of skill and fitness at work here.
I think this glide is sometimes referred to as swimming catch-up or front quadrant (perhaps a TI term here).
Recently I watched a not particularly tall swimmer go under 9:00 in the 1000 Free using this type of stroke, and it looked relatively easy...though I'm certain it was not. Obviously a tremendous level of skill and fitness at work here.
