Not sure if this goes in this forum or not, but I could really use some help on this. I finally have got my freestyle times to be below 40 sec. consistenly for 50 yds (i know it's slow but it's the fastest I've ever been personally), and now I would like my backstroke times to come down. I feel like I've tried everything I know to make them faster and I'm feeling kind of stuck. I do some interval training but they still seem to be in the mid-40's for 50 yds. I think I roll enough (I show my shoulder on every stroke) and my kick is decent, but when I kick hard, I feel like I sink. I've tried everything that I can think of and all kinds of combinations of kicking and arm speed to get myself to go faster and no matter what I do, I still can't get my times to come down. So anyway, now that I'm done complaining (sorry)I was wondering if anyone had any tips to help me out? Thanx a bunch!!
~Kyra
ohhhhh, 25 KICKS.. I thought you meant to start swimming 25 yards underwater on my back.. whew!
Thanks for the tips! I'll give em' a go at practice tonight!
also after thinking about it a bit I'm wondering if because I breathe out so fully on my back if the water rushing into my nose is perhaps due to an involuntary reaction to start sucking air back in?... Maybe if I don't breathe out all the way I won't get the water up my nose...
Though it may just be the genetic advantages that allow you all to do this correctly! lol.. ;)
ohhhhh, 25 KICKS.. I thought you meant to start swimming 25 yards underwater on my back.. whew!
Thanks for the tips! I'll give em' a go at practice tonight!
also after thinking about it a bit I'm wondering if because I breathe out so fully on my back if the water rushing into my nose is perhaps due to an involuntary reaction to start sucking air back in?... Maybe if I don't breathe out all the way I won't get the water up my nose...
Though it may just be the genetic advantages that allow you all to do this correctly! lol.. ;)
