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?
From your posts, it seems like you really want to progress, which is a great attitude to have! The first and most important step on this journey towards improvement is to develop a solid stroke technique. Have you considered a private coach if your adult swim program is not giving you enough feedback? A stroke analysis - whether online or on-deck - would also help to at least give you an idea of where you stand with your stroke and what you need to start working on. You can even post a video here on the forum as many others have done to get some feedback from the group. I actually just wrote an article on why getting a stroke analysis is important - might be helpful for you! www.swimspire.com/.../
Good luck!
From your posts, it seems like you really want to progress, which is a great attitude to have! The first and most important step on this journey towards improvement is to develop a solid stroke technique. Have you considered a private coach if your adult swim program is not giving you enough feedback? A stroke analysis - whether online or on-deck - would also help to at least give you an idea of where you stand with your stroke and what you need to start working on. You can even post a video here on the forum as many others have done to get some feedback from the group. I actually just wrote an article on why getting a stroke analysis is important - might be helpful for you! www.swimspire.com/.../
Good luck!
