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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Originally posted by TomH
This is interesting. All this whining about triathletes in this thread and yet I can get better advice on swimming than this on the triathlon forums!
:D Ah!! but one of the main drills for freestyle on the triathletes thread happens to be dog paddle. Here is the low down......
Freestyle Stroke Drills
Drill/ Practice Coaching Point
High elbow finger trail High elbow with trailing finger/hands up body during recovery.
Fists Swimming/ Open hands Helps to increase sensitivity of hand to water pressure, and develop a feel for the water.
Doggy Paddle Streamline push forward with hand ( on side ), turn wrist and hand at extension, flex elbow outside the body & hand to pull down the centre line of the body. The head can either be in or out of the water.
Body rolling through kicking Sufficient body roll, to encourage a narrower, longer, more streamlined body position.
Breathing Restrictions Short swims, holding breath, keeping head still, increase breaths taken, returning head to central position.
Stroke Counting Distance per stroke can be used to measure stroke efficiency.
Originally posted by TomH
This is interesting. All this whining about triathletes in this thread and yet I can get better advice on swimming than this on the triathlon forums!
:D Ah!! but one of the main drills for freestyle on the triathletes thread happens to be dog paddle. Here is the low down......
Freestyle Stroke Drills
Drill/ Practice Coaching Point
High elbow finger trail High elbow with trailing finger/hands up body during recovery.
Fists Swimming/ Open hands Helps to increase sensitivity of hand to water pressure, and develop a feel for the water.
Doggy Paddle Streamline push forward with hand ( on side ), turn wrist and hand at extension, flex elbow outside the body & hand to pull down the centre line of the body. The head can either be in or out of the water.
Body rolling through kicking Sufficient body roll, to encourage a narrower, longer, more streamlined body position.
Breathing Restrictions Short swims, holding breath, keeping head still, increase breaths taken, returning head to central position.
Stroke Counting Distance per stroke can be used to measure stroke efficiency.
