Hey all.
I'm 29. I moved into a place with a 25 metre lap pool literally across the street, so I've kinda fallen into swimming. I do 2.5K per day - all freestyle. I've been going for about 3 weeks and I'm starting to feel a little more comfortable, and a little bit of glide, but as you would expect I'm slow as.
I can swim 50 in about 45 seconds. I can swim 500 in about 9 minutes 40 seconds. Quit laughing! :rofl:
It cracks me up that an olympic swimmer would lap me by the time I finished 50. I'm 6 foot 1, about 85 kilos, a little bit too much fat.
So I've got some questions -
1. First thing I tried was TI. As you would expect I got a little better. But I got some problems.
I find that I dip up and down pretty harshly, especially if I concentrate on a powerful catch, I end up rising up and leading with me head, so the effort is wasted because there is no glide.
My right shoulder feels like its getting a bit more of a hammering than my left.
I feel like I slow up if I keep my head parallel to the bottom of the pool.
When I roll to my left and concentrate on angling my elbow forward correctly I seem to over rotate, sometimes cross my legs over and dip worse.
If I minimise the roll to the left, my left arm kinda lands flat because it is uncomfortable to lift straight up.2. So today I tried to do an exaggerated front quadrant stroke. I immediately felt more balanced, and glided nicely, but it was exhausting and I slipped back into my uneasy TI after a few laps.
So a few questions for you guys and girls ...
1. Can you meld the two together? I couldn't catch up comfortably being on my side.
2. Can anyone give me some advice on the issues I am having with TI?
3. Are there any other methods that I should look into? I should find a good basis for a decent stroke now before I get bad habits.
4. And I wear a pair of heavy mesh lined boardies. How much time do you think I would knock off my 50 if I traded them for kneeskins? Do you think I might break the WR? No seriously, does it make much difference to someone like me?
5. Should I be breathing directly to my side, or is it ok for my head to angle back a bit with the roll?
... I just love the occasional times I feel smooth through the water, and I can only imagine how good it must feel to get good at this. Thanks for any help.
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Maybe you are taking this side thing too literally. Watch some videos of the good swimmers. None that I know, swim what you are referring to as a TI stroke. But don't forget there are some other strokes you can do. I never recommend breaststroke or backstroke because I dislike them. A little fly is also good.
I suggest Hackett and Thorpe for distance and E Sullivan for sprint. Have a look here a great stroke www.youtube.com/watch
Front quadrant swimming was done before TI came about the Japannese swimmers used it in the 1956 Olympics.
Maybe you are taking this side thing too literally. Watch some videos of the good swimmers. None that I know, swim what you are referring to as a TI stroke. But don't forget there are some other strokes you can do. I never recommend breaststroke or backstroke because I dislike them. A little fly is also good.
I suggest Hackett and Thorpe for distance and E Sullivan for sprint. Have a look here a great stroke www.youtube.com/watch
Front quadrant swimming was done before TI came about the Japannese swimmers used it in the 1956 Olympics.
