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).
Originally posted by swiminton
But I doubt that short distance swimmers do such long warmups.
I think you're wrong there. Sprinters probably warm up just as much if not more than distance swimmers. 1200 yards isn't really that much. We sometimes do up to around 2000 or so. This isn't all just slow swimming, though. Maybe the first few hundred is just to get loosened up, but from then on you'll probably be varying your speed including maybe some short fast swimming to get your heart rate up.
And, yes, the vast majority of competitive swimmers at all levels will train more freestyle than anything else. I'm guessing even splitting 50/50 with another stroke is somewhat atypical.
Originally posted by swiminton
But I doubt that short distance swimmers do such long warmups.
I think you're wrong there. Sprinters probably warm up just as much if not more than distance swimmers. 1200 yards isn't really that much. We sometimes do up to around 2000 or so. This isn't all just slow swimming, though. Maybe the first few hundred is just to get loosened up, but from then on you'll probably be varying your speed including maybe some short fast swimming to get your heart rate up.
And, yes, the vast majority of competitive swimmers at all levels will train more freestyle than anything else. I'm guessing even splitting 50/50 with another stroke is somewhat atypical.
