A question for all you Fitness Swimming readers: I've been trying to improve my swimming for sometime now, and based largely upon the advice from members of this forum I purchased Emmett Hines' book Fitness Swimming. I did the T15 test he recommends (swam my 100s at 1:50) and started working through the 'Blue' section of the book. It was hard - not because of the amount of swimming or the drills- because I felt like I wasn't getting as good of a workout as I normally do. Before I moved on to the 'Purple' section of the book, I took the T15 test again and swam 100s in 1:55. I know that I should expect my times to increase before they improve , but when should I begin to see improvements? He mentions 'swimming nirvana' later in the book and I seem to be as far from it as you can be.
Thanks, JP
Parents
Former Member
Gene,
I thought I read somewhere that strokes are counted based on both hands/arms completing a stroke. Does this explain the difference in measurement?
If we are counting each hand/arm rotation as a stroke then that would put me up to 20 - 22 strokes.
I could be completely wrong on this. It took me a couple swims to realize that a lap was actually two lengths of the pool!
:confused:
Gene,
I thought I read somewhere that strokes are counted based on both hands/arms completing a stroke. Does this explain the difference in measurement?
If we are counting each hand/arm rotation as a stroke then that would put me up to 20 - 22 strokes.
I could be completely wrong on this. It took me a couple swims to realize that a lap was actually two lengths of the pool!
:confused:
