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.
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I have no idea what my 400m time is No worries your time for 100free x 4 + 45s is kinda safe..
nor do I know how many strokes I take on the latter half of that distance. No worries your number of strokes on the last 50 of your 100 -2 per 25.
Plus, they only ask about your freestyle. What about us strokers? Kind of narrow minded I know that's what I keep telling them. :D (joking... this is the result of 3 years of work if I'm not mistaking. there's research to back this work up, at least on the ground, not in the lab obviously)
For now, it's released for free style because triathletes may compose the majority of their clientele I'm not sure.
I think that a kicker would distinguish herself primarily by being faster full stroke over longish distances than with a pull buoy. Like making it more easily on reps of 100 on relatively tight intervals done at relatively slow speed. If this feels easier full stroke than with a pull then you're a kicker of whatever the name given to strong kickers. It's a good thing for a fly specialist to be a kicker. Might explain in part why you can get away without swimming too much fly in practice.
I have no idea what my 400m time is No worries your time for 100free x 4 + 45s is kinda safe..
nor do I know how many strokes I take on the latter half of that distance. No worries your number of strokes on the last 50 of your 100 -2 per 25.
Plus, they only ask about your freestyle. What about us strokers? Kind of narrow minded I know that's what I keep telling them. :D (joking... this is the result of 3 years of work if I'm not mistaking. there's research to back this work up, at least on the ground, not in the lab obviously)
For now, it's released for free style because triathletes may compose the majority of their clientele I'm not sure.
I think that a kicker would distinguish herself primarily by being faster full stroke over longish distances than with a pull buoy. Like making it more easily on reps of 100 on relatively tight intervals done at relatively slow speed. If this feels easier full stroke than with a pull then you're a kicker of whatever the name given to strong kickers. It's a good thing for a fly specialist to be a kicker. Might explain in part why you can get away without swimming too much fly in practice.
