I just watched a great video entitled Swim Slow to Be Fast. I found it to be very interesting and sound advice. It is primarily meant for Tri Atheletes and distance swimmers..
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You can swim fast with a slower turnover. By time standards now my 100M was very slow 6 or 7 seconds slower then the fastest sprinters are swimming now. I was faster for a 100 when I was 38 years old then I was in 1955 and 1956 at 22-23 years of age.
I always had a slow turnover when I sprinted. I think the idea behind Swim Slow to be Fast is get the technique down pat and you will be faster in the longrun.
To thrash away, and splash away is really not the way to go. Just imagine how fast you could be with a combination of technique and swimming fast.
It takes proper body position, a proper kick, and a good technial arm stroke to be fast. It must be a combination of all.
You can swim fast with a slower turnover. By time standards now my 100M was very slow 6 or 7 seconds slower then the fastest sprinters are swimming now. I was faster for a 100 when I was 38 years old then I was in 1955 and 1956 at 22-23 years of age.
I always had a slow turnover when I sprinted. I think the idea behind Swim Slow to be Fast is get the technique down pat and you will be faster in the longrun.
To thrash away, and splash away is really not the way to go. Just imagine how fast you could be with a combination of technique and swimming fast.
It takes proper body position, a proper kick, and a good technial arm stroke to be fast. It must be a combination of all.
