Hi,
I am based in England and I need some advise as to how I can speed up my freestyle.I am currently able to swim 25M laps in 20 strokes.However my time has not dropped despite the fact that I am doing the laps in less strokes than before.Does anyone have any tips as to how I can get my time down without losing the efficiency of stroke rate that I have established.
Thanks in advance,
Mark Varney
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Former Member
Perhaps you need more power per stroke. If so, the weight room and/or paddles will help...focus on tricep pulldowns to get more oomph to the bottom part of your stroke.
Having said this, also be aware of two possibilities:
1) as you have changed (improved) your stroke - evidenced by fewer spm - it may just take a few thousand more metres to get you turnover faster (while still maintaining stroke length). Patience is a virtue...
2) Have a coach (assuming you are not already coached) assess your new stroke. A "bad case" scenerio might be that you have slowed your stroke down - are gliding more - without having increased either the top or bottom end of your stroke.
Perhaps you need more power per stroke. If so, the weight room and/or paddles will help...focus on tricep pulldowns to get more oomph to the bottom part of your stroke.
Having said this, also be aware of two possibilities:
1) as you have changed (improved) your stroke - evidenced by fewer spm - it may just take a few thousand more metres to get you turnover faster (while still maintaining stroke length). Patience is a virtue...
2) Have a coach (assuming you are not already coached) assess your new stroke. A "bad case" scenerio might be that you have slowed your stroke down - are gliding more - without having increased either the top or bottom end of your stroke.
