I'm 38 years old and started swimming for fitness about 3 months ago. I learned basic breaststroke in my late 20s but haven't practiced much back then.
Here is a video of my breaststroke swim.
www.dropbox.com/.../breaststroke 2.MOV
If I sprint, it takes me about 33 seconds for 25m and 2:27 for 100m. I can maintain 2:40 per 100m when I swim long distances like 1000m, without getting tired.
I have two modest goals - Swim 25m in 25 seconds and 100m in 2min. How do I quickly reach these goals? Is my problem my poor technique or lack of strength (I'm skinny)?
Thanks in advance.
That’s not bad at all. I would just point out that your lower body seems to be dropping in the water at various points during your stroke, putting you at an angle against the water instead of horizontal in the water. That must be slowing you down. Can you keep your hips closer to the surface?
Also it seems like you’re swimming kind of deep in the water, and to reach the surface to breath and pull, you have to drop your lower body to lift your upper body like a see saw. If you can swim closer to the surface of the water, you can raise your upper body without having to drop your lower body so much.
That’s not bad at all. I would just point out that your lower body seems to be dropping in the water at various points during your stroke, putting you at an angle against the water instead of horizontal in the water. That must be slowing you down. Can you keep your hips closer to the surface?
Also it seems like you’re swimming kind of deep in the water, and to reach the surface to breath and pull, you have to drop your lower body to lift your upper body like a see saw. If you can swim closer to the surface of the water, you can raise your upper body without having to drop your lower body so much.
