Maglischo's book Swimming Fastest shows why breastroke and butterfly are so demanding to swim fast - these strokes have significant accelerate/decelerate cycles that tax your body much more than free/back.
For me - fast *** is just about as tiring as fast fly, but it is possible to ease up on *** and swim slow for distance. I can't swim fly slow. That doesn't mean I'm fast, but there just is no such thing as nice and easy fly for me. Unless I have some speed, my body sinks and my arms don't clear the water. But nothing feels better to me than a good 25 fly.
I have to say modern breastroke is not a beauty to watch. It is often jerky and up and down. A few elite breastrokers seem to have a style with an amazing surge of forward motion during their arm recovery.
Nothing is worse for me than backstroke. I can't swim straight and I can't get my kick to actually help me move forward.
Maglischo's book Swimming Fastest shows why breastroke and butterfly are so demanding to swim fast - these strokes have significant accelerate/decelerate cycles that tax your body much more than free/back.
For me - fast *** is just about as tiring as fast fly, but it is possible to ease up on *** and swim slow for distance. I can't swim fly slow. That doesn't mean I'm fast, but there just is no such thing as nice and easy fly for me. Unless I have some speed, my body sinks and my arms don't clear the water. But nothing feels better to me than a good 25 fly.
I have to say modern breastroke is not a beauty to watch. It is often jerky and up and down. A few elite breastrokers seem to have a style with an amazing surge of forward motion during their arm recovery.
Nothing is worse for me than backstroke. I can't swim straight and I can't get my kick to actually help me move forward.
