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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Hi Gil,
Well I manage to swim 25 metre laps in 30 seconds on a stroke count of 20 strokes per lap.I can maintain this rate for 60+ laps.How about you??I have been told that I need to take more strokes but at a faster rate than I do at the moment.At the moment when I pull my hand through in completion of the stroke,I push it right back so that it brushes my hip.This obviously gives me the length for the stroke but at a disadvantage of taking longer to complete than a shorter stroke cycle.I think that I need to try and maintain my length of stroke but with a shorter stroke cycle.I guess that this sounds pretty basic stuff.
Hi Gil,
Well I manage to swim 25 metre laps in 30 seconds on a stroke count of 20 strokes per lap.I can maintain this rate for 60+ laps.How about you??I have been told that I need to take more strokes but at a faster rate than I do at the moment.At the moment when I pull my hand through in completion of the stroke,I push it right back so that it brushes my hip.This obviously gives me the length for the stroke but at a disadvantage of taking longer to complete than a shorter stroke cycle.I think that I need to try and maintain my length of stroke but with a shorter stroke cycle.I guess that this sounds pretty basic stuff.
