We love to SDK. It's the 5th stroke. It takes skill, strength, flexibility, conditioning & mental toughness.
For many it's the 2nd fastest stroke, but it's not a legal stroke.
We wish it was legal. We wish there weren't 15 m restrictions in races.
We count our kicks because kicks count.
We train to SDK faster. Some call SDKs underwaters or dolphins.
What are you doing to improve your SDK?
How many do you take in each race?
Help! My SDK is Horrible! has many tips & a program to get faster.
Here's a helpful post in it.
What are your SDK times?
15, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150 & 200?
Spend some time in the SDK lane & you'll be kicking faster before you know it.
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
Chris does the 100-200 and hates the 50. He SDKs quite a bit in his 200, but I'm not certain of the # he takes. Interesting. I am anxious to read Chris Racing strategy over 200.
If I take too many SDKs in a 200 back though, I go into oxygen debt and crash. That is my concern. Not nearly as much of a problem for backstroke events where you can, in theory, inhale sufficient levels of o2 to hopefully repay the o2 accumulated deficit within the 25.
Chris does the 100-200 and hates the 50. He SDKs quite a bit in his 200, but I'm not certain of the # he takes. Interesting. I am anxious to read Chris Racing strategy over 200.
If I take too many SDKs in a 200 back though, I go into oxygen debt and crash. That is my concern. Not nearly as much of a problem for backstroke events where you can, in theory, inhale sufficient levels of o2 to hopefully repay the o2 accumulated deficit within the 25.