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The SDK Lane

ande
over 14 years ago
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
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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 13 years ago
    Any other SDK tips for younger swimmers? My 8 year old son LOVES to dolphin and uses it to his advantage in meets, typically gaining a body length or more on breakout, especially backstroke. He can easily dolphin underwater for 25 yards (timed him at about 15 seconds a few weeks ago). But it seems very few of his peers use SDK at all. He really wants advice, but I'm a latecomer to swimming and definitely not good at dolphining. His coaches, while recognizing that he is very good at it, don't really work on underwater swimming much at his age. I always tell him to just listen to his coaches. They did tell him to work on SDKing longer on each turn. Any other suggestions I can pass on?
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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 13 years ago
    Any other SDK tips for younger swimmers? My 8 year old son LOVES to dolphin and uses it to his advantage in meets, typically gaining a body length or more on breakout, especially backstroke. He can easily dolphin underwater for 25 yards (timed him at about 15 seconds a few weeks ago). But it seems very few of his peers use SDK at all. He really wants advice, but I'm a latecomer to swimming and definitely not good at dolphining. His coaches, while recognizing that he is very good at it, don't really work on underwater swimming much at his age. I always tell him to just listen to his coaches. They did tell him to work on SDKing longer on each turn. Any other suggestions I can pass on?
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