Having just gotten back into competetive swimming after a long reprieve (18 years since college), I've been curious about some of the latest techniques and stroke mechanics. And I feel like I've just emerged from the dark ages.
Apparently "swimming tall", and more importantly "front quadrant" swimming have revolutionized the sport according to some of the publications that I've delved into. Suprisingly after some experimentation the new techniques have really reduced the drag effect that I've been battling over the past few months.
But I always thought that sprinters tend to move through the water like hydroplanes, not like sailboats with a roll from side to side. Any thoughts on the art of "fishlike swimming"?
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Tom,
Thanks for the reply. Having said that , I,ve always tried to keep my stroke count down to 11 or 12 per twenty five yds. during workouts. Makes me wonder if I haven't been swimming flat all this time anyway, which is precisely what we're not supposed to be doing.
I do know this however,... the fastest swimmers definetly get across the pool with the least amount strokes not necessarily faster turnover of the arms. Thanks again.
Tom,
Thanks for the reply. Having said that , I,ve always tried to keep my stroke count down to 11 or 12 per twenty five yds. during workouts. Makes me wonder if I haven't been swimming flat all this time anyway, which is precisely what we're not supposed to be doing.
I do know this however,... the fastest swimmers definetly get across the pool with the least amount strokes not necessarily faster turnover of the arms. Thanks again.
