I know their are many factors why some people are freestylers or breastrokers or flyers or backstrokers. Body type is one factor and interest is another. I wonder about the influence of first coaches as a kid, my first coach ran a swim school and she was on the Dutch National team in the early 1940's. She was a breastroker and seem to emphisized the kick in the stroke.So she practice the kick with me and of course breastroke was one of my beststrokes during the age group period and in masters its my best stroke as an adult when I returned in my 40's. So does anyone else agree that first coaches in either age-group or novice swimming or masters swimming influences the strokes we tend to be better at.
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Originally posted by mickijean
I've read a couple comments from people who say the underwater pull for the breaststroke really tires them. From the first time I did it I loved it and seldom find it tires me - on the other hand flip turns exhaust me. I'm getting better through practice, but they deplete my oxygen much more than the underwater pull does. Curious how experiences differ.
My experience is EXACTLY the same. I don't compete, so take what I say with that in mind; but I've just never had a problem with the pull down, and I get a good deal of distance out of it. On the other hand, I can swim freestyle seemingly forever if I leave out the flip turns.
To clarify what I meant about *** being "easier" for me, it isn't really easier. It's just that there are points in the stroke where it's possible to rest if you're lazy, where in freestyle the swimmer has to keep moving. When you swim with people who have bad technique in their breaststroke, you have time to rest when the opportunities present themselves and still keep the pace. For a lazy swimmer, *** is best!
Maybe I should change my name from Shaky to Lazy.:p
Originally posted by mickijean
I've read a couple comments from people who say the underwater pull for the breaststroke really tires them. From the first time I did it I loved it and seldom find it tires me - on the other hand flip turns exhaust me. I'm getting better through practice, but they deplete my oxygen much more than the underwater pull does. Curious how experiences differ.
My experience is EXACTLY the same. I don't compete, so take what I say with that in mind; but I've just never had a problem with the pull down, and I get a good deal of distance out of it. On the other hand, I can swim freestyle seemingly forever if I leave out the flip turns.
To clarify what I meant about *** being "easier" for me, it isn't really easier. It's just that there are points in the stroke where it's possible to rest if you're lazy, where in freestyle the swimmer has to keep moving. When you swim with people who have bad technique in their breaststroke, you have time to rest when the opportunities present themselves and still keep the pace. For a lazy swimmer, *** is best!
Maybe I should change my name from Shaky to Lazy.:p
