When I swim *** stroke and stick to proper technique, I get much more winded then when I swim Freestyle or Backstroke (but not as winded as when I swim butterfly).
In fact, I don't even know if I could finish a 200 yd *** stroke race.
Why is this?
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The articles I read about breastroke say it uses more energy than any stroke including fly. I'm not convinced about the comparison with fly...because I think fly is very tiring, especially over longer distances (for me - anything over a 50).
The reason breastroke and fly are such energy pigs is that these strokes have far greater variation in velocity compared to free/back. You are constantly fighting to accelerate after you slow down.
The articles I read about breastroke say it uses more energy than any stroke including fly. I'm not convinced about the comparison with fly...because I think fly is very tiring, especially over longer distances (for me - anything over a 50).
The reason breastroke and fly are such energy pigs is that these strokes have far greater variation in velocity compared to free/back. You are constantly fighting to accelerate after you slow down.
