I am a novice swimmer.
It usually takes 19 strokes and 22-23 seconds for me to finish 25 yards and I can hold this pace beyond 500 yards. Since people always say longer stroke lenth always means better, I try to improve my stroke length. The problem is when I try to finish 25 yards with 17 or lower strokes, I become exhausted very easily, also the speed is even a little bit slower.
Now I want to improve my swim conditioning, what kind of stroke should I use? the exhausting, slower, but longer one, or my previous easy, faster but shoter one?
This information might be useful. My hight is 173 cm, weight 134 lbs (Damn!). My kick is pretty weak and I can barely finish 50 yards. When I swim, I use 2 beat crossover kick.
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I'm with ande, work the wall and your streamline. When you flip your turn, rotate onto your stomach and throw a glide in, then engage your legs and do your breakout. When streamlining, pinch your ear lobes back with your biceps. Depending on your height, you should be past the backstroke flags when you begin the breakout.
I'm sure the lowering your stroke count debate will never cease, yet what may be of most important is having "fast hands". And that is moving your hands swiftly from the catch, under your body, past your suit.
I'm with ande, work the wall and your streamline. When you flip your turn, rotate onto your stomach and throw a glide in, then engage your legs and do your breakout. When streamlining, pinch your ear lobes back with your biceps. Depending on your height, you should be past the backstroke flags when you begin the breakout.
I'm sure the lowering your stroke count debate will never cease, yet what may be of most important is having "fast hands". And that is moving your hands swiftly from the catch, under your body, past your suit.
