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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Thank you guys for your help. I think my body position is pretty fine. I went to a coach several weeks ago and she said that. I
guess I need better conditioning and kick.
Also I found a very interesting thing yesterday. I used to breath to my right side and always feel not very comfortable. So yesterday I tried to breath to my left side,. It was awkward at the beginning, but once I got used to it, it was pretty smooth. I think ithis is very strange. Maybe my choosing to breath to my right side was wrong. This must be related to my stroke timing. When my left hand enters the water, my right hand is still in front of my shoulder. While when my right hand enters, my left hand is almost between my chest and waist. I always tried to change this strange timing, I couldn't. Somehow the kicking timing is also very asymmetric.
Anyone has similar experience?
Thank you guys for your help. I think my body position is pretty fine. I went to a coach several weeks ago and she said that. I
guess I need better conditioning and kick.
Also I found a very interesting thing yesterday. I used to breath to my right side and always feel not very comfortable. So yesterday I tried to breath to my left side,. It was awkward at the beginning, but once I got used to it, it was pretty smooth. I think ithis is very strange. Maybe my choosing to breath to my right side was wrong. This must be related to my stroke timing. When my left hand enters the water, my right hand is still in front of my shoulder. While when my right hand enters, my left hand is almost between my chest and waist. I always tried to change this strange timing, I couldn't. Somehow the kicking timing is also very asymmetric.
Anyone has similar experience?
