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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You're probably right. It depends on the event, I guess. At Aquaplooza, we're only allowed to do one 50 event, and I wanted to do the 50 BR. If I can improve my crawl, I'd like to train for some distance events. We'll see how it goes. I'm really frustrated with the fly right now, but I think that's too much to focus on.
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You're probably right. It depends on the event, I guess. At Aquaplooza, we're only allowed to do one 50 event, and I wanted to do the 50 BR. If I can improve my crawl, I'd like to train for some distance events. We'll see how it goes. I'm really frustrated with the fly right now, but I think that's too much to focus on.
