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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I race *** now when I never did in high school a long long time ago. I have been diligently working to modernize my stroke. And I'd have to say the biggest area of improvement so far is reducing drag. When I swam in high school we tried to get faster by improving strength and conditioning. I never saw a breastroker swim with their elbows in or recover with their hands above their elbows.
I marvel at good breastrokers that seem to surge forward during their hand recovery. Their kicks are phenomenal. So another area of attention is the kick - both for power and to reduce drag.
I race *** now when I never did in high school a long long time ago. I have been diligently working to modernize my stroke. And I'd have to say the biggest area of improvement so far is reducing drag. When I swam in high school we tried to get faster by improving strength and conditioning. I never saw a breastroker swim with their elbows in or recover with their hands above their elbows.
I marvel at good breastrokers that seem to surge forward during their hand recovery. Their kicks are phenomenal. So another area of attention is the kick - both for power and to reduce drag.
