I'm wanting to make slight changes to my freestyle technique/form to work on good mechanics and see if I become more efficient during workouts.
Using Google to find visuals for form and technique is overwhelming.
I figured USMS forums would be a good place to ask cause this place is a treasure chest of info.
Any must-see tutorials?
So you know my level: I'm 50, swim 5 days a week, have for about a year now, for fitness, here in Chicago at a 25 yard pool. I generally use a total time and not yardage as my goal for a day. I swim 25-60 minutes per workout. My 50 free time can vary from 42 to 55 depending on how I exert myself. I'm just these past weeks putting flips into my routine to add exertion.
Thanks!
She just cruises at my sprinting pace - like 30s 50's. Her hand propulsion is probably right where it should be, shoulder width. This is maintained with proper balance and rotation.
A nice swim:
2009 YMCA Masters National Championship
Women 45-49 1000 Yard Freestyle
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Pl Name Age Club Seed Time Final Time Points
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1 Pipes-Neilsen, Karlyn 47 SDSM 10:34.17 10:32.91 9.00
28.72 1:00.12(31.40) 1:31.89(31.77) 2:04.10(32.21)
2:36.24(32.14) 3:08.41(32.17) 3:40.72(32.31) 4:13.04(32.32)
4:45.09(32.05) 5:17.36(32.27) 5:49.64(32.28) 6:21.50(31.86)
6:53.38(31.88) 7:25.63(32.25) 7:57.57(31.94) 8:29.40(31.83)
9:01.12(31.72) 9:32.53(31.41) 10:03.40(30.87) 10:32.91(29.51)
I had the pleasure of participating in a KPN Faster Freestyle Clinic on Feb. 15th in Chattanooga, TN. It is my belief, based on times done since then in workouts, that the style she taught is -- clearly and easily -- faster than what I was doing before.
To know for sure whether or not it is faster, I'm going to enter some freestyle events over the next couple of months, March through June. I have stable baseline times for the 50, 200 and 500. Using the old style, they have been stable, over very narrow ranges, for over a year. If I can beat them, then I'll have to conclude that the new style is faster. (Of course, that assumes I'm doing it right.)
She just cruises at my sprinting pace - like 30s 50's. Her hand propulsion is probably right where it should be, shoulder width. This is maintained with proper balance and rotation.
A nice swim:
2009 YMCA Masters National Championship
Women 45-49 1000 Yard Freestyle
===========================================================================
Pl Name Age Club Seed Time Final Time Points
===========================================================================
1 Pipes-Neilsen, Karlyn 47 SDSM 10:34.17 10:32.91 9.00
28.72 1:00.12(31.40) 1:31.89(31.77) 2:04.10(32.21)
2:36.24(32.14) 3:08.41(32.17) 3:40.72(32.31) 4:13.04(32.32)
4:45.09(32.05) 5:17.36(32.27) 5:49.64(32.28) 6:21.50(31.86)
6:53.38(31.88) 7:25.63(32.25) 7:57.57(31.94) 8:29.40(31.83)
9:01.12(31.72) 9:32.53(31.41) 10:03.40(30.87) 10:32.91(29.51)
I had the pleasure of participating in a KPN Faster Freestyle Clinic on Feb. 15th in Chattanooga, TN. It is my belief, based on times done since then in workouts, that the style she taught is -- clearly and easily -- faster than what I was doing before.
To know for sure whether or not it is faster, I'm going to enter some freestyle events over the next couple of months, March through June. I have stable baseline times for the 50, 200 and 500. Using the old style, they have been stable, over very narrow ranges, for over a year. If I can beat them, then I'll have to conclude that the new style is faster. (Of course, that assumes I'm doing it right.)
