So I swam with some guys today who were using some homemade device that was essentially some surgical type tubing connected to a belt that you placed around your waist. By the time you get half way acrossed the pool it hits you that it's going to take a LOT of effort to make it to the other side! My first attempt I got to about 20 yards and quit...I was seeing no progress. After being riled by these two swimmers I decided to give it my all and see what happens. Well, I made it to the wall a couple of times after the first attempt. It takes a bunch of strong kicking and some very high elbow/rapid turnover stroking to reach the wall but it is attainable. The last 5 yards are slow going but swimming back with the help of the tubing is such a delight.
Anyhow, short of building these things myself, does anybody know where I could buy something already set up? I think it will make a great training tool for me. After a few of those resistance runs I swam a 50 and breezed in under 30 without putting forth a raceworthy effort. The resistance forces you to utilize proper high elbow technique and fast turnover.
The Senior/National group on our age group team uses these and it is a good tool. One day I saw the coach working with the distance kids just in place with it. The coach said this method was very hard, the kids hate it, but very effective for what she was trying to teach. My son always loved taper time and swimming with the tether to get used to the speed on the way back.
The Senior/National group on our age group team uses these and it is a good tool. One day I saw the coach working with the distance kids just in place with it. The coach said this method was very hard, the kids hate it, but very effective for what she was trying to teach. My son always loved taper time and swimming with the tether to get used to the speed on the way back.
