Where I work out there is usually a girl who swims at around the same time as I usually do.Well, a lot of times she is in the lane next to mine.She is quite a good swimmer.I noticed that my average pace is faster than hers by about 7-8 meters per 50 , but there is one thing that bothers me - kicking sets!Whenever I happen to be doing a kicking set(ok, I have to admit here - I do very little kicking work, which I should probably improve on) and she happens to be kicking, too, she goes FASTER!!!Does that mean that she is just a good kicker or I am missing out on some improvements that I could see if I kicked more?I do a constant 6-beat kick when swimming free and it is not bad, but that girl just made me think.Do you think my times would drop by a considerable amount if I concentrated on hard kicking sets?
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My thing about not using kickboards is shoulder problems - do they really lead so much to that, cause I want to swim all my life injury free.Does kicking on your back help as much to your freestyle as kicking with a board on your stomach?
My thing about not using kickboards is shoulder problems - do they really lead so much to that, cause I want to swim all my life injury free.Does kicking on your back help as much to your freestyle as kicking with a board on your stomach?
