muscular endurance

There is too much thinking and not enough doing. If I had to think of the differrence between sprinting and distance swimming I would not try do do anything. I just breathe less and swim harder for a sprint and slow down the pace for distance.

the stroke doesnt change, only the stroke rate does.

I am actually with George on this one. Just get in and do it. There are no careers or multi million dollar advertising contracts on the line here so far as I know. Of course, if investigation and critique of stroke are as much fun as the swimming itself then have at it.

I am actually with George on this one. Just get in and do it. There are no careers or multi million dollar advertising contracts on the line here so far as I know. You and George are right of course. But, I don't know, George seems to do pretty well $-wise in his swimming profession! When my "to do" list gets too long in my mind, I hit erase and just swim or only think about one thing. Too much thinking in the water can be counter-productive. Happy to read the on-line debates though! I think investigation of stroke is pretty interesting. Matt, since you have a 7 year old swimmer, you probably get Splash magazine. There was a blurb in the last issue about not thinking when racing. A coach dubbed it, "Unconscious Competence." We all need a little of that sometime. Glad Paul weighed in too. At least I know I'm sprinting right. Thanks!

I do not know what I am doing wrong:shakeshead::confused: You need to stop going to class and concentrate less time on education and more time on swimming ;) ;) :joker: Dont worry, though, Morgan. I have similar issues in-season as well. With the 100 fly, I have yet to break :60 when it is not zones or nationals. In 05-06, swam 1:01's all year, then bust out a 56.13 (PB) at Nationals. Go figure. Just train hard and it will come!

Endurance is underrated. Sprinting is boring. Who wants it to be over so fast? Muppet is right. :banana: :dedhorse: At the risk of pissing off la bella Fortresse, SCY is a bunch of turns and streamlining whether you're sprinting or swimming the 1650. I love the use of :banana: :dedhorse: in there... well placed!

Please everyone when you give your golf scores, could you tell us whether your scores are for meters or yards? It does make a difference. Is the TI kick somewhat like the GP kick? Or is it exclusive that only TI swimmers use it. Are leisurely catches truly leisurely or just look that way?

I definately have a kick haha. I kick like a bat out of hell pretty much...so much so that when we do lactic sets, my coach often has us swim a few and then kick one and swim some more, and I often average only 3 seconds slower on the kick than the swim. I could be a professional kicker. Unfortunatly, being a kicker has led me to...wear a size 10 or 12 jeans for my thighs and need a size 7 for my waist. It's cool. Thunder Thighs.

sorry my scores were for yards with a push off.

Hi Morgan. I've heard that sprinters should swim flatter than distance swimmers. If you look at Cullen Jones, Natalie Coughlin, Jodie Henry, Gary Hall Jr., Neil Walker, etc. they do not rotate a lot. The TREND seems to be to swim flatter when you sprint and rotate more on distance ... just my 2 cents ... or as my first graders would spell it sents ... :2cents: Power and speed in a 50 comes from your legs. If you are not exceptionally strong you will have difficulty rotating your body and integrating your pull while kicking at 100% effort. But even if you are exceptionally strong, your 50 body position will be flatter than your mile (or atleast should be). KaizenSwimmer is right on, the best sprinters are the ones who can kick like mad, but strong enough to maintain some sort of reasonable stroke.