The swim smooth guys have a new site at www.swimtypes.com that attempts to classify swimmers into six types. I found it interesting to try, and to see how the classification changed when I played around with the input values.
One of the things I found interesting was that they said their data show that people are somewhat polarized between sub 1:25/100m continuous pace for "smooth"/ideal swimmers and plus 1:25/100m "overgliders" and that fitness doesn't seem to be a big factor in dividing people across that time. Most people with good technique will be under 1:25 pace and very few swimmers with overglider technique problems will be able to get under 1:25. They use your 400m time as the input so if your time is under 5:40 you will be classified as smooth, much over that and you'll be classified as an overglider or swinger.
In any case I would be interested in seeing how other people classify and whether you agree with the classification.
Did the survey. Result: Very high probability of kicktastic, low and near equal probabilities of swinger and smooth, (swinger slightly higher) all other types near zero.
By reading the descriptions and comparing the example videos to videos of me I would conclude: comparable probabilities of swinger and smooth, (swinger somewhat higher), ZERO probabillity of anything else, including kicktastic.
I think their survey may not consistently handle the pool length and stroke count questions.
Did the survey. Result: Very high probability of kicktastic, low and near equal probabilities of swinger and smooth, (swinger slightly higher) all other types near zero.
By reading the descriptions and comparing the example videos to videos of me I would conclude: comparable probabilities of swinger and smooth, (swinger somewhat higher), ZERO probabillity of anything else, including kicktastic.
I think their survey may not consistently handle the pool length and stroke count questions.
