Are Triathletes worth the dues they pay toward Masters Swimming?
I say we force all Triathletes to spend one day a week in the sprint lane, one day a week doing stroke (i.e. IM) work, and then make them focus on their starts and turns.
This invasion needs to be controlled.... :-)
John Smith
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Change of heart - For the tri athletes
Swim Technique
When considering swimming your freestyle technique (the stroke that triathletes race in) Forget all the other strokes concentrate on your freestyle - Arms, Timing and Breathing
Your leg kick will control your body position in the water, while the arms will provide the propulsive force. The timing of the two is vital to provide greater speed through the water with minimum wasted energy. Finally, your breathing technique should be analysed to ensure when you breathe your technique is not disrupted to cause a breakdown in efficiency.
Freestyle
The main propulsive force of the freestyle stroke is the arm cycle. The legs add at most 15% of the total speed through the water, depending on whether you use a 2-,4-,6-, or 8-beat kick.
Body Position:
In order to keep resistance to a minimum, it is necessary to keep the body as streamlined and horizontal as possible, taking full advantage of propulsive forces. Arm and leg movements used to provide propulsion, add to the resistive forces created, and good technique should be used to keep this ‘active drag’ to a minimum.
Legs:
The legs control the body’s balance and also aid forward propulsion. This power development can be done through improved flexibility of the hips, knees & ankles and also performing kicking sets (long & short).
Arms:
The arms are the main power house in frontcrawl and therefore correct technique is essential to maximising this.
The above are some points to remember when swimming freestyle.
Change of heart - For the tri athletes
Swim Technique
When considering swimming your freestyle technique (the stroke that triathletes race in) Forget all the other strokes concentrate on your freestyle - Arms, Timing and Breathing
Your leg kick will control your body position in the water, while the arms will provide the propulsive force. The timing of the two is vital to provide greater speed through the water with minimum wasted energy. Finally, your breathing technique should be analysed to ensure when you breathe your technique is not disrupted to cause a breakdown in efficiency.
Freestyle
The main propulsive force of the freestyle stroke is the arm cycle. The legs add at most 15% of the total speed through the water, depending on whether you use a 2-,4-,6-, or 8-beat kick.
Body Position:
In order to keep resistance to a minimum, it is necessary to keep the body as streamlined and horizontal as possible, taking full advantage of propulsive forces. Arm and leg movements used to provide propulsion, add to the resistive forces created, and good technique should be used to keep this ‘active drag’ to a minimum.
Legs:
The legs control the body’s balance and also aid forward propulsion. This power development can be done through improved flexibility of the hips, knees & ankles and also performing kicking sets (long & short).
Arms:
The arms are the main power house in frontcrawl and therefore correct technique is essential to maximising this.
The above are some points to remember when swimming freestyle.
