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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Former Member
"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."
Just to be clear, this doesn't mean horizontal on every axis. The intent of the paragraph above was to instruct the new swimmer to keep their feet up close to the surface by remaining horzontal along the axis that runs through your waist from one side to the other. At the same time, you should be rotating your body along the other horizontal axis (the one that runs from your head to your toes) with each stroke to gain the most power from each stroke and reduce the chance of shoulder injuries.
"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."
Just to be clear, this doesn't mean horizontal on every axis. The intent of the paragraph above was to instruct the new swimmer to keep their feet up close to the surface by remaining horzontal along the axis that runs through your waist from one side to the other. At the same time, you should be rotating your body along the other horizontal axis (the one that runs from your head to your toes) with each stroke to gain the most power from each stroke and reduce the chance of shoulder injuries.
