How many of you poeple actually power to the 15m mark using underwater dolphin kick during a, say, 100m free race? 50m free race? (in SC)
I've watched a lot of the videos of Athens and Montreal meets, and I didn't find a lot of dolphin kicks during 100m free races. Jason Lezak during the 4x100 Medley Relay immediately popped out and started dashing furiously. So for you guys, are your dolphin kicks slower or faster than your freestyle stroke? And do you use dolphin kicks to 15m?
I don't think that I've ever actually made it to the 15m mark in a race. I'm not a very strong kicker (dolphin or flutter), so it's much more to my advantage to get to the surface shortly after the flags, before I loose my momentum from the turn/start. Plus, I'm a distance swimmer, so I need to use my oxygen efficiently.
One of the boys who swims on the team I coach has an excellent underwater dolphin kick, and he takes full advantage of the 15m rule in his backstroke. However, I've never seen him stay under that long on his sprint freestyle.
I don't think that I've ever actually made it to the 15m mark in a race. I'm not a very strong kicker (dolphin or flutter), so it's much more to my advantage to get to the surface shortly after the flags, before I loose my momentum from the turn/start. Plus, I'm a distance swimmer, so I need to use my oxygen efficiently.
One of the boys who swims on the team I coach has an excellent underwater dolphin kick, and he takes full advantage of the 15m rule in his backstroke. However, I've never seen him stay under that long on his sprint freestyle.
