There was some confusion over the previous poll "What is your favorite stroke?", as the word "favorite" can be interpreted many different ways. For example, someone may think it's his/her favorite because it's most graceful and likes to watch this stroke the most, but he/she may not necessarily swim this stroke.
So this is the new poll.
Please only select the stroke you PERSONALLY train and spend most time swimming (and thinking about).
I love to swim *** in meets, when I do meets... However, to do a whole workout in *** (from warmup to warmdown) would be totally unrealistic for me.
I try to do a portion of my warmup and warmdown in *** (about 1/4 or so of the distance), and try to incorporate it into the set as I can. Obviously if we're doing 20-100s on 1:25 I'll be passing on that.
Yesterday I had planned to do 1/2 of our main set (10-100s on 4:00...all out) ***. I did the first free and was going to alternate. However, after I did the 2nd ***, the coach gave me feedback, so I continued with it. By the time I got to #8, I figured I might as well just keep going. My time varied by about 3-4 seconds through the 9 that I did ***.
I think there is value to being a well-rounded swimmer, if for no other reason than it helps break up your set. I'll do some back if I'm struggling for air after a long *** set. You also may get a chance to use it in a meet someday...I did a 50 back once just because I had a long time between two other events, and it was pretty fun, it was more to break up my other events.
Tim
I love to swim *** in meets, when I do meets... However, to do a whole workout in *** (from warmup to warmdown) would be totally unrealistic for me.
I try to do a portion of my warmup and warmdown in *** (about 1/4 or so of the distance), and try to incorporate it into the set as I can. Obviously if we're doing 20-100s on 1:25 I'll be passing on that.
Yesterday I had planned to do 1/2 of our main set (10-100s on 4:00...all out) ***. I did the first free and was going to alternate. However, after I did the 2nd ***, the coach gave me feedback, so I continued with it. By the time I got to #8, I figured I might as well just keep going. My time varied by about 3-4 seconds through the 9 that I did ***.
I think there is value to being a well-rounded swimmer, if for no other reason than it helps break up your set. I'll do some back if I'm struggling for air after a long *** set. You also may get a chance to use it in a meet someday...I did a 50 back once just because I had a long time between two other events, and it was pretty fun, it was more to break up my other events.
Tim
