Sorry if this is a repeat thread, but I searched and couldn't find anything. Is it odd to have your breaststroke be significantly faster than your front crawl? I thought breaststroke was supposed to be the slowest stroke, but it seems to be the opposite for me. My time for a 50y free used to be 45-50s, but it's about 35 now (VERY slow, I know). My time for 50y *** is between 28 and 29s even at the end of a long practice.
My coaches have watched my technique for both strokes, and they said that my front crawl technique is great. I'm probably taking about 10 strokes per 25 yards. The only thing I can think of is that my front crawl looks almost identical to Grant Hackett's, even when I'm trying to sprint. I think you're supposed to stay flat when you sprint, but it doesn't feel natural to me.
Anyway, does this just mean that *** is my natural stroke, or is there something horrifically wrong with my front crawl that 4 coaches and myself missed?
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It might not be that slow; I didn't use a stopwatch, just the clock on the wall. I don't plan on doing any competing in freestyle, I just want to make it better. If I eventually get a decent time, I may try it at an event, but right now I'm focusing on the breaststroke. When doing the workouts with the rest of the guys, I'm usually one of the faster swimmers in the lane. Now that I think about it, I timed myself near the end of practice, so it might be faster than that. I'll time myself tonight at the beginning and get back to you.
It might not be that slow; I didn't use a stopwatch, just the clock on the wall. I don't plan on doing any competing in freestyle, I just want to make it better. If I eventually get a decent time, I may try it at an event, but right now I'm focusing on the breaststroke. When doing the workouts with the rest of the guys, I'm usually one of the faster swimmers in the lane. Now that I think about it, I timed myself near the end of practice, so it might be faster than that. I'll time myself tonight at the beginning and get back to you.
