I learned freestyle a year ago and recently hit a major personal milestone of sub 1:30 for an all out 100m sprint (SCM). Very happy about this :-D. Here is my stroke video.
www.dropbox.com/.../Oct-8-2018-free-all-angles.mp4
Three months ago, my all out times were 1:39.6 (100m) and 0:21 (25m). Now they're 1:29.8(100m) and 0:20.2 (25m). So clearly I'm making more progress aerobically than stroke technique-wise. I'm guessing/assuming 25m all-out speed depends on technique.
All-out 100m: 1:29.8 (spl: 24)
All-out 25m: 0:20.2 (spl: 20)
css-pace: 1:40 (I can do 10x100 with 20 second gap). My spl ranges from 21-22 for these 100s.
I do mostly 50s and 100s (trying to pay attention to stroke count). The only drill I currenty do is single-arm free style (8x25 on each side). Since I started this drill a month ago, it has improved my DPS a lot. I swim 6 days a week (12km).
My next target is 1:20 for 100m :)
I would love to hear your feedback on what I should focus on next.
@swimspire, I didn't understand what you meant by "catch some air on the right arm". Also, I tried focusing on legs while doing the single arm drills. But I just wasnt sure what I should focus on. Moreover, I find it hard to visualize my leg's position since I cant see it. Often times I think my leg is in place X while swimming but after looking at the video I realize it was wider or farther than where I had imagined it was. One of the reasons I started doing single-arm drills is to pay more attention to my hand position. And that did help to fix my hand position.
Also, thanks for the feedback on the right hand cross-over. I'm paying more attention to it now and it got better in the last 2 weeks. Previously I moved towards my left when I did single-arm right hand drill rapidly but now I'm going straighter.
@Steve, I had tried 6-beat kick but feel completely uncoordinated and go slower than my 2-beat kick pace. May be I need to try it slower?
@swimspire, I didn't understand what you meant by "catch some air on the right arm". Also, I tried focusing on legs while doing the single arm drills. But I just wasnt sure what I should focus on. Moreover, I find it hard to visualize my leg's position since I cant see it. Often times I think my leg is in place X while swimming but after looking at the video I realize it was wider or farther than where I had imagined it was. One of the reasons I started doing single-arm drills is to pay more attention to my hand position. And that did help to fix my hand position.
Also, thanks for the feedback on the right hand cross-over. I'm paying more attention to it now and it got better in the last 2 weeks. Previously I moved towards my left when I did single-arm right hand drill rapidly but now I'm going straighter.
@Steve, I had tried 6-beat kick but feel completely uncoordinated and go slower than my 2-beat kick pace. May be I need to try it slower?
