Hi, I'm 5'8 and I swim at a 25 yard pool. I can swim 1,800 yards in 42 minutes. Swimming freestyle, my right hand enters the water 12 times per length. I have read (www.totalimmersion.net/) that I should do 25 yards with 18 strokes (or 9 right hand entries) per length. What is the best way to reduce my strokes per length? Thanks! Don
I addition to working on stroke efficiency, how is your kick; and how good are you walls - udk, and breakout; how often are you breathing; and are you up on top of the water with your head down. I'm 67 and 5'-9", doing about 18 strokes per length and swimming about 10k yds per week. 23-24 strokes isn't too bad, but you can work it down. Make sure you take 3 underwater dolphin kicks off the wall at least in the short stuff and try to be as streamlined as possible on EVERY turn. Get your kick going at least 6 beats or more per cycle and don't breathe every stroke when you are working on distance per stroke (DPS) or stroke count. Be sure your body is properly aligned, up high in the water with your head down and eyes looking at the bottom.
Try doing these things for one length at a time and keep concentrating on each of them until they are instinctive. You may not be able to get down to where some younger swimmers are (12s or lower), but I think 15 for 25 scy is achievable and maybe better even if you are 60+. Also, remember that your stroke count goes up when you are sprinting.
I addition to working on stroke efficiency, how is your kick; and how good are you walls - udk, and breakout; how often are you breathing; and are you up on top of the water with your head down. I'm 67 and 5'-9", doing about 18 strokes per length and swimming about 10k yds per week. 23-24 strokes isn't too bad, but you can work it down. Make sure you take 3 underwater dolphin kicks off the wall at least in the short stuff and try to be as streamlined as possible on EVERY turn. Get your kick going at least 6 beats or more per cycle and don't breathe every stroke when you are working on distance per stroke (DPS) or stroke count. Be sure your body is properly aligned, up high in the water with your head down and eyes looking at the bottom.
Try doing these things for one length at a time and keep concentrating on each of them until they are instinctive. You may not be able to get down to where some younger swimmers are (12s or lower), but I think 15 for 25 scy is achievable and maybe better even if you are 60+. Also, remember that your stroke count goes up when you are sprinting.
