Backstrokers unite.
We know every detail of the ceilings where we train unless it's the sky which is ever changing.
We SDK every day. It's breath taking.
We go forwards in reverse.
We get to flip over on turns. We gotta stay on our back.
We swim back. We kick back.
Aaron's the man
YouTube- Aaron Peirsol gets title and new record, from Universal Sports
YouTube- Aaron Peirsol Late Night Appearance/Interview (8.28.08)
What did you do in practice today?
the breastroke lane
The Middle Distance Lane
The Backstroke Lane
The Butterfly Lane
The SDK Lane
The Taper Lane
The Distance Lane
The IM Lane
The Sprint Free Lane
The Pool Deck
Ryan Lochte or Chris Stevenson may not be right reference points; these guys are swimming on a different astral plane ... so ...
One way to get a handle on this question is to go to this link at Floswimming, and search for "Masters", "Men", "Backstroke", and "50 yards". It will show you all heats from the USMS 2009 SCY Championships at Clovis. Pick a few heats featuring swimmers who are a little faster than you, count their strokes, measure their turnover rates, and that will give you an idea of the appropriate ranges. Let us know what you find out.
I've been working on my 50 back on and off for the last 8 months or so, with some success. What worked for me was to follow Ande's kicking program to improve my SDK, and then to find the right balance (currently: off the start, 12 kicks & off the turn, get up and swim asap!) I dropped almost a second, and am now looking for new ways forward.
Thanks a lot for that link. It looks like those around :30 are going out in anywhere from 10-15 (excluding those mostly underwater who are taking as few as 4-6) and coming back in 16-20. Also true for one heat where everyone was under :27.
This tells me that my rate is good and I need to work on turning it over faster (I think). At minimum, I should experiment using the clock and figure out what's faster.
As far as SDK, I go 6 off the wall -- I am still too uncomfortable on my back to go more -- I end up too deep and struggle on breakout if I try to stay down more than 6. (I'm working on SDK a lot too.)
Ryan Lochte or Chris Stevenson may not be right reference points; these guys are swimming on a different astral plane ... so ...
One way to get a handle on this question is to go to this link at Floswimming, and search for "Masters", "Men", "Backstroke", and "50 yards". It will show you all heats from the USMS 2009 SCY Championships at Clovis. Pick a few heats featuring swimmers who are a little faster than you, count their strokes, measure their turnover rates, and that will give you an idea of the appropriate ranges. Let us know what you find out.
I've been working on my 50 back on and off for the last 8 months or so, with some success. What worked for me was to follow Ande's kicking program to improve my SDK, and then to find the right balance (currently: off the start, 12 kicks & off the turn, get up and swim asap!) I dropped almost a second, and am now looking for new ways forward.
Thanks a lot for that link. It looks like those around :30 are going out in anywhere from 10-15 (excluding those mostly underwater who are taking as few as 4-6) and coming back in 16-20. Also true for one heat where everyone was under :27.
This tells me that my rate is good and I need to work on turning it over faster (I think). At minimum, I should experiment using the clock and figure out what's faster.
As far as SDK, I go 6 off the wall -- I am still too uncomfortable on my back to go more -- I end up too deep and struggle on breakout if I try to stay down more than 6. (I'm working on SDK a lot too.)
