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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This is exactly where I am at. I can keep plowing through the water and focusing on sprint speed but I've finally realized there are fundamental flaws in my stroke that I need to correct. I've got less than two months left in the season and I have come to the realization that I probably won't reach the goal times I had set for myself. :frustrated:
I don't know how quickly I can incorporate drastic changes and see a real benefit in time because it does seem like I need to swim slow to learn it because otherwise I would naturally revert to my bad habits.
If you can find a coach who can look at your stroke and then give you a stroke patter improvement, I'd think I'd start from there. Change is often tedious and more often than not your times will get worse but if you're confident in the change, you should go for it. Again before you make a change, have a coach watch you swim in a race or at race pace then give you some things you can change. When you get the suggestions put them into a priority order and attack them accordingly. Good luck! Coach T.
This is exactly where I am at. I can keep plowing through the water and focusing on sprint speed but I've finally realized there are fundamental flaws in my stroke that I need to correct. I've got less than two months left in the season and I have come to the realization that I probably won't reach the goal times I had set for myself. :frustrated:
I don't know how quickly I can incorporate drastic changes and see a real benefit in time because it does seem like I need to swim slow to learn it because otherwise I would naturally revert to my bad habits.
If you can find a coach who can look at your stroke and then give you a stroke patter improvement, I'd think I'd start from there. Change is often tedious and more often than not your times will get worse but if you're confident in the change, you should go for it. Again before you make a change, have a coach watch you swim in a race or at race pace then give you some things you can change. When you get the suggestions put them into a priority order and attack them accordingly. Good luck! Coach T.
