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
Former Member
I would agree that I need to get that stroke count down to 13/14 a 25m lap.However,let me tell you what I see at my local pool.There are swimmers there that do laps at 20-25 secs and they take 24-27 strokes to do it.So you see that my dilemma is that I see swimmers going faster than me while taking more strokes.I agree that with a lower stroke rate then you are more efficient,but aren't you taking longer to get that stroke completed than a swimmer that takes more strokes.
Valhallan,
Thank you for that information.It now makes me more confident that I am actually doing the right thing in trying to get my stroke count down for each 25m.
