i have been reading a lot of the posts herein.... and it has occurred to me... (and this will surely betray my newbie-ness) there are an awful lot of abbreviations and terms used that leave me essentially having no clue what was said.... is there a book out there someplace "swimese for dummies" or the like? i speak several languages, sadly swimese is not yet among them.....
i can swim two miles comfortably, and have energy left over after to go run three miles... but decode the posts on this board?....
any reference/resource suggestions gladly accepted...
thanks.
be,
jim
You are very close Isobel....but I think it actually means "Streamlined Dolphin Kicks" which is done underwater as you pointed out ....off of the dive and the turns of all non-breaststroke events....(well unless your Kitajima that is....LOL!!:joker: )
Newmastersswimmer
This acronym can vary...for my group if we see SDK or the coach says it, it means a set of Swim, then Drill, then Kick. I had seen the SDK on here in Ande's blog and he eventually explained it.
In my group we also use SKP, or Swim Kick Pull.
After a few months, you get the hang of it. Each group I've swam with seems to have its own terms, sometimes a coach has their own.
You are very close Isobel....but I think it actually means "Streamlined Dolphin Kicks" which is done underwater as you pointed out ....off of the dive and the turns of all non-breaststroke events....(well unless your Kitajima that is....LOL!!:joker: )
Newmastersswimmer
This acronym can vary...for my group if we see SDK or the coach says it, it means a set of Swim, then Drill, then Kick. I had seen the SDK on here in Ande's blog and he eventually explained it.
In my group we also use SKP, or Swim Kick Pull.
After a few months, you get the hang of it. Each group I've swam with seems to have its own terms, sometimes a coach has their own.
