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
there's a swimmer on my team who trumped me in the 2008 nats in austin
his splits were
28
32
36
...
...
...
drum roll
can you guess what it is
...
...
...
still drumming
...
...
...
ok
here it is
...
...
...
not yet
can you guess
ok
I'll tell you now
44
28
32 1:00
36 1:36
44 2:20
I don't think he SDKed much
he went vertical on that last 50, it was awful, painful, & somewhat hilarious to witness in a twisted sort of way
the best way to swim any 200 is to
not go out too hard, use easy speed & breathe
&
keep your 2nd 3rd & 4th splits as close to each other as possible
don't kill yourself on the first 50
breathe, save your legs, do gentle SDKs,
Mike Ross told me that when he swam his 200 bk at 2008 nats in Austin
he worked his SDK then swam easy to moderate to each turn.
Haven't tried it yet but it seems very sensible
there's a swimmer on my team who trumped me in the 2008 nats in austin
his splits were
28
32
36
...
...
...
drum roll
can you guess what it is
...
...
...
still drumming
...
...
...
ok
here it is
...
...
...
not yet
can you guess
ok
I'll tell you now
44
28
32 1:00
36 1:36
44 2:20
I don't think he SDKed much
he went vertical on that last 50, it was awful, painful, & somewhat hilarious to witness in a twisted sort of way
the best way to swim any 200 is to
not go out too hard, use easy speed & breathe
&
keep your 2nd 3rd & 4th splits as close to each other as possible
don't kill yourself on the first 50
breathe, save your legs, do gentle SDKs,
Mike Ross told me that when he swam his 200 bk at 2008 nats in Austin
he worked his SDK then swam easy to moderate to each turn.
Haven't tried it yet but it seems very sensible
