For any/all strokes, how do you maintain timing and form while swimming much less than 100%? It has been mentioned (sorry I forgot who said it) that a lot of swimmers have only one speed. Well it's true for me. *** doesn't work unless I pull hard enough to get out of the water for breathing. I can coast/glide for a few seconds but that's it. Free, do you pull slowly or do you coast somewhere in the cycle?
For any/all strokes, how do you maintain timing and form while swimming much less than 100%? It has been mentioned (sorry I forgot who said it) that a lot of swimmers have only one speed. Well it's true for me. *** doesn't work unless I pull hard enough to get out of the water for breathing. I can coast/glide for a few seconds but that's it. Free, do you pull slowly or do you coast somewhere in the cycle?
I'm a flyer, but I would say that's the hardest to swim slow or should I say, with minimal effort. If you go too slow, you end up having to work harder. However, if you practice enough fly, you may develop a good cruising speed.
With ***, it's all about having a strong kick to propel a nice long glide. But even going easy, you wouldn't hold a glide more than a couple seconds.
As you can see with George's vid, you want his type of rotation on the side of the body while keeping the head in line when doing free (only move your head when you breathe).
I find I can swim free and BR slowly by the use of a snorkel.I especially use one to swim very slow BR as part of my warm up to both ease my knees into the kick and work on my arm and leg position without worrying about my head.
I have 3 speeds for free... sprint... free with kick... and free without kick. Free without kick is 90% of my practices and even trying to slow down for cooldown swims i'm going like 1:35-1:40 per 100 SCM. If I really almost stop pulling and let myself sink I can slow down to a 1:45-1:50 pace but that's about as slow as it gets for me. :cane: Doing this is really the only way I break timing. Otherwise no matter what speed I kindof involuntarily maintain timing as habit.
For any/all strokes, how do you maintain timing and form while swimming much less than 100%? It has been mentioned (sorry I forgot who said it) that a lot of swimmers have only one speed. Well it's true for me. *** doesn't work unless I pull hard enough to get out of the water for breathing. I can coast/glide for a few seconds but that's it. Free, do you pull slowly or do you coast somewhere in the cycle?
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Free - only use your legs for propulsion when going fast, and stretch out the stroke.
*** - longer glide, and more gentle kick.
Back - I always swim slowly.
Fly - relax your arms on the recovery, which is easier said than done.
