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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Well, thank you. I've worked on it over the years. I used to hit my teammates in the other lanes because I swung so wide. I've gotten better at least. Your stroke looks good.
Here's a swinger here....
www.youtube.com/watch
Note, his first length was just very slow warm up stuff. His long distance race pace (3.8k specialist) starts by length #2. As you can see, swingers can swim real well and smooth, they just do it using a stroke rate that's typically fairly high. At least, so is my understanding.
Here's some (a limited sample here) of the theories behind this new swim types approach. Short article in English that discusses your Ape Index
www.feelforthewater.com/.../whats-your-ape-index.html
Here's Alejandro Martinez' version which is probably more scientific. In spanish though.
www.amtriathlon.com/.../brazadasporlargo-apeindex.html
Well, thank you. I've worked on it over the years. I used to hit my teammates in the other lanes because I swung so wide. I've gotten better at least. Your stroke looks good.
Here's a swinger here....
www.youtube.com/watch
Note, his first length was just very slow warm up stuff. His long distance race pace (3.8k specialist) starts by length #2. As you can see, swingers can swim real well and smooth, they just do it using a stroke rate that's typically fairly high. At least, so is my understanding.
Here's some (a limited sample here) of the theories behind this new swim types approach. Short article in English that discusses your Ape Index
www.feelforthewater.com/.../whats-your-ape-index.html
Here's Alejandro Martinez' version which is probably more scientific. In spanish though.
www.amtriathlon.com/.../brazadasporlargo-apeindex.html
