I know. I'm a beginner and the most obvious answer is that I just need to work on my endurance and practice. But I can swim breaststroke (my best stroke) seemingly forever without feeling the exhaustion I do after sprinting a 50 free or even slowly swimming a 100 free. I swim on my own (not with a club), but did join a group workout on Tuesday. The instructor was pleased with how my freestyle looked, so I don't think I am doing anything horribly wrong. I do think I have a weak flutter kick. All in all I do think I am going to be a sprinter, but I would still like to be able to do a slow freestyle during a workout and go farther than 100 yards. Tips?
Gobears, thanks for your input. I wish I could swim with a team, but we don't have one. Like I said, there is an adult swim program (one practice a week) where I can get some feedback from a coach. I bet I am over kicking. So you say to use my core (not my strongest muscle group, so I need to work on that) to pull to balance in the water. What exactly do you mean by that? Will simply squeezing my abs throughout the swim help? Also, should the toes be pointed or foot kept floppy during the kick?
Gobears, thanks for your input. I wish I could swim with a team, but we don't have one. Like I said, there is an adult swim program (one practice a week) where I can get some feedback from a coach. I bet I am over kicking. So you say to use my core (not my strongest muscle group, so I need to work on that) to pull to balance in the water. What exactly do you mean by that? Will simply squeezing my abs throughout the swim help? Also, should the toes be pointed or foot kept floppy during the kick?
