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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When using one of those belts with a stretch cord attached to the side of the pool most people can get further swimming breaststroke than freestyle. This implies you are able to generate more force with breaststroke than freestyle. The fact that freestyle is normally much faster can I think be explained because with the stretch cord you aren't moving forward through the water, so the drag component has been removed. In normal swimming the larger propulsion generated in breaststroke, which requires more effort by the swimmer, is being used up overcoming the greater drag.
When using one of those belts with a stretch cord attached to the side of the pool most people can get further swimming breaststroke than freestyle. This implies you are able to generate more force with breaststroke than freestyle. The fact that freestyle is normally much faster can I think be explained because with the stretch cord you aren't moving forward through the water, so the drag component has been removed. In normal swimming the larger propulsion generated in breaststroke, which requires more effort by the swimmer, is being used up overcoming the greater drag.
