Well, i am a student at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY that had the football team cut from the athletic program and instead had a swim team and a few other sports put in the program in its place. One day as i was working out in the gym this past september, the coach of the swim team saw me working out and asked me if i wanted to swim. He needed numbers more than anything since the collegiate competitive requirements are 11 participants a team. Mind you i am 5'7", 185 lbs, broad chest and shoulders with large legs. A running back figure. I have never swam before and i agreed to be on the swim team. The coach wants me to swim the 50 and 100 free and i like that for it is a fast twitch race more than slow twitch, and since i am a senior i don't really have time to increase my endurance and slow twitch. I was wondering if any of you had advice for me in my endeavour to become an excellent swimmer by february 2004, and hopefully win an event at the MAAC nationals. In my first meet on Oct. 11, i swam a 27.88 in the 50 free at Duquesne. If you couldn't tell by my hunting for a discussion ring and post, i am very intense and competitive, and am taking this very seriously. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and hope to have some replies soon!
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I am with Cynthia, you have the perfect breaststroke build. I have coached several high school and college football players. Most were too muscle bound for freestyle, but powerfull enough for breaststroke.
If you lay on you back and try to touch your toes to the floor, how far do you bend your feet? Anything less that parallel to the floor means you got a LONG way to go. Now if you are one of those who can touch the floor with your toes, you may have a 21.0 in you:p I call that ballerina toes:D But all the fast men and women have that.
Now if you can stand up and rotate the feet 90 degrees to each side like a frog, you are a natural breaststroker.
Actually if I were you, I would sneak a few workouts with a masters group. Most have great coaches who concentrate on technique.
Also work on you start, a good start can make over a second difference compared to a poor start. Being a powerfull football player means you should use that strength as an advantage. A strong start and pushoff at the wall is the easiest way to get faster.
I am with Cynthia, you have the perfect breaststroke build. I have coached several high school and college football players. Most were too muscle bound for freestyle, but powerfull enough for breaststroke.
If you lay on you back and try to touch your toes to the floor, how far do you bend your feet? Anything less that parallel to the floor means you got a LONG way to go. Now if you are one of those who can touch the floor with your toes, you may have a 21.0 in you:p I call that ballerina toes:D But all the fast men and women have that.
Now if you can stand up and rotate the feet 90 degrees to each side like a frog, you are a natural breaststroker.
Actually if I were you, I would sneak a few workouts with a masters group. Most have great coaches who concentrate on technique.
Also work on you start, a good start can make over a second difference compared to a poor start. Being a powerfull football player means you should use that strength as an advantage. A strong start and pushoff at the wall is the easiest way to get faster.
