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
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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
... I may play around with different breathing patters on sprint backstrokes to see if I can get my stroke rate up ...
I experimented briefly with not breathing at all in sprint backstroke, the rationale being that I could lay my head back a bit farther, hopefully to cut additional resistance. If you can do it in freestyle, why not?
The experiments were inconclusive. I tried a few all-out 25s both ways, timed to the 1/100th, and could see no consistent difference. On the other hand, I'm not a sprinter, so it may not mean much.
... I may play around with different breathing patters on sprint backstrokes to see if I can get my stroke rate up ...
I experimented briefly with not breathing at all in sprint backstroke, the rationale being that I could lay my head back a bit farther, hopefully to cut additional resistance. If you can do it in freestyle, why not?
The experiments were inconclusive. I tried a few all-out 25s both ways, timed to the 1/100th, and could see no consistent difference. On the other hand, I'm not a sprinter, so it may not mean much.
