For those who swim more than one stroke, do the differences in these times seem about average?
50 yards from a push:
Freestyle - :33/34
Backstroke - :37
Breaststroke - :46/47
Butterfly - :35
Any feedback is appreciated!
I haven't swum 50s in all 4 strokes in the 65-69 age group. But I think the ratios would be the same as 60-64:
50 yd Fly 28.52
50 BK 33.62
50 BR 30.35
50 Free 27.11.
My 50 BK was that fast only because I swam the underwater parts as breaststroke on my back(much faster than my dolphin kick, much much faster than my surface backstroke.
Hey, King Frog, I'm curious. Have you ever tried swimming backstroke doing ALL breaststroke kicks along with double armed pull? I do that at the end of my cool downs just to stretch out my upper body (and, it's fun!). So far, I've figured out that doing the kick before the pull works best for me (or, is more fun, at least!). It would be opposite of breaststroke where the pull comes first, but it seems to work better than doing both at the same time or pulling first. I've never timed any of it, but it sure is fun to mess around with at the end of a workout. CAUTION: Just make sure you use a nose clip, if you are too tired to pay very close attention to your breathing! My face tends to get a bit submerged when I do this made-up stroke, and I nearly waterboarded myself one time when I was really tired and not being careful! :drowning: :whiteflag:
I haven't swum 50s in all 4 strokes in the 65-69 age group. But I think the ratios would be the same as 60-64:
50 yd Fly 28.52
50 BK 33.62
50 BR 30.35
50 Free 27.11.
My 50 BK was that fast only because I swam the underwater parts as breaststroke on my back(much faster than my dolphin kick, much much faster than my surface backstroke.
Hey, King Frog, I'm curious. Have you ever tried swimming backstroke doing ALL breaststroke kicks along with double armed pull? I do that at the end of my cool downs just to stretch out my upper body (and, it's fun!). So far, I've figured out that doing the kick before the pull works best for me (or, is more fun, at least!). It would be opposite of breaststroke where the pull comes first, but it seems to work better than doing both at the same time or pulling first. I've never timed any of it, but it sure is fun to mess around with at the end of a workout. CAUTION: Just make sure you use a nose clip, if you are too tired to pay very close attention to your breathing! My face tends to get a bit submerged when I do this made-up stroke, and I nearly waterboarded myself one time when I was really tired and not being careful! :drowning: :whiteflag:
