My kicking video

Guys, BTW I have gotta couple of questions. Why is kicking without board faster than with board or is it just me? my best time with a board in 25 meters is 15.9 seconds which is slower than my without board kicking. Is it because of the different body positions or is it just that kicking fast with a board requires more power of the legs ??? I have heard that some of the elite swimmers can kick 50 meters on a board in less than 30 seconds, if that is true then howcome they do it?????? I want to know a few more things. Does anybody know what are the fastest times for 25 meters freestyle from the block (without the SUITS). I have read in the race club forum that once gary hall jr did a 10 flat off the blocks in training. Can anybody really go under 10 seconds without the suit????? Sorry if i had bore you. But plz let me know..........................................................................

your kicking speed comes from a combination of your: + kicking technique, (some swimmers have better feel for the water with their feet) + jumping ability, + your streamline, + body position, + strength, + kicking conditioning, + body proportions, (head, torso ... ) + foot size & flexibility, + knee hyperextension + expectations & + ability to get & stay psyched. you can inprove all this with proper training Ande How does jumping ability factor in? Just for dives and push-offs? Or is there another way that I am missing?

congratulations on your progress Follow my advice in Help! My Flutter Kick is Horrible and you will improve your flutter kick even more. Swim Faster Faster can help you too

Guys, BTW I have gotta couple of questions. Why is kicking without board faster than with board or is it just me? It's normal to be faster without a board. It has to do with body position. I have heard that some of the elite swimmers can kick 50 meters on a board in less than 30 seconds, if that is true then howcome they do it?????? Yes it's true. And the faster flutter kicker I've seen so far would even do 1:09 over 100m with a board. Does anybody know what are the fastest times for 25 meters freestyle from the block (without the SUITS). I have read in the race club forum that once gary hall jr did a 10 flat off the blocks in training. The 25m free used to be swam back to the days I was coaching in a University. Most good sprinters would touch under 11 (of course) and the few that can do a 50 SCM in 22s could go under 10 depending on their profile. Currently, the world record over 50m free SCM is U21. So...

Nice kicking video! I swam at Long Beach (Phillips 66) in the late 70's and we did a lot of kicking with a board (usual warm up set for our aching legs: 5 x 200 kicking). My PB for 100 yards butterfly kick with a board back then was about 1:00 (but my memory is pretty hazy). Tim Shaw (anybody remember him?) could easily kick a 100 yards in 55 seconds. He used to do kick sets with tennis shoes and one of his favorite things to do was to use a table like a kick board. He looked like a ski-doo! I think almost all of the Olympic caliber swimmers at Phillips 66 had tremendous kicking speed. For what it's worth, I think it would be fun to do a postal kick event (25, 50, 100, 200) in each stroke.

Thank you Ande. I will follow your tips. You gave some hell of informations. Man those times for kicking are crazy. My kicking is really nothing compared to guys like gary hall jr,Ian crocker,Shaun jordan etc..................... And your time for 25 meter kick................... is also crazy. Was it from a push or a dive ??? By the way this wasn't really the information I was looking for. I want to know about 25 meter freestyle times of the elites without the SUITS. You know some of the top swimmers and coaches. Come on man you must know the best 25 meter freestyle time of the elites off the block. I was talking about gary jr's 25 meter freestyle time off the block. And in the race club forum some guy said that gary did a 25 freestyle off the block in 10.00 (he was unshaved and wearing briefs). I want to know what time the other elites clock. Can anybody do that under 10????????????? Have you ever seen anybody do that?????????? Thank you again for giving us informations about the elite swimmers kicking. I feel very inspired to improve my kick and make it as good as them................................................

Hey Ande, Can you give some tips to perfectly combine my new speedy kick to my freestyle swimming. I have already been able to combine that to my stroke to some extent but I am struggling a bit to put it together fully. Can you help me some way ???? Thanks............................