* Edit. This Coach is a very good coach but unfortunately she only coached our club for a few days which is why l wasn't able to speak directly to her. I am thankful that she was able to bring attention to my daughter's problem so that we can try and do something to fix it.
My daughter started squad training 3 years ago and typically trains 2 to 3 sessions per week. Although she doesn't train a lot, she does manage to get State times for her 50 Freestyle and 50 Backstroke.
So this year she has decided to up her training and commit to giving her swimming 100 percent.
Now her issue is... her stroke rate is 38 strokes per minute. (And her new/temporary coach had an absolute fit when she told her to sprint the length of the pool and saw her "slow arms"
The thing is, she keeps pace with the other kids and makes her targets but looks to be in "cruise mode" (like she isn't trying)
This is the first coach to ever pull her up on it and lm at a loss that nobody has mentioned it before. The "temp" coach wants her to swim at least a 58.Is that realistic? Is it possible to change your swimming style that much?Would a swim temp trainer be a good way to get her to move her arms faster or is there another way 🤔
Feeling concerned
The only things I can think of to increase stroke rate are:
1- Shorten the catch
2- Pull and recover arms faster (without destroying joints). This is done with replacing some aerobic swimming with sprint based training, like 15m all-out efforts with several minutes rest, lifting weights for strength (if ready for it).
3- Kick faster. Do more kicking.
To go faster at same distance per stroke is with faster moving arms. Maybe the coach believes this can happen?
The only things I can think of to increase stroke rate are:
1- Shorten the catch
2- Pull and recover arms faster (without destroying joints). This is done with replacing some aerobic swimming with sprint based training, like 15m all-out efforts with several minutes rest, lifting weights for strength (if ready for it).
3- Kick faster. Do more kicking.
To go faster at same distance per stroke is with faster moving arms. Maybe the coach believes this can happen?
