Have a question for any breaststrokers out there regarding glide time. I've always heard that when doing a distance event (200 ***) that it is better to increase your glide rather than try to sprint the entire event using much shorter glides is this true? Can someone please inform me as to the difference in using a longer glide rather than a shorter glide and are they both equal in terms of overall speed? Is this due to the swimmer becoming more fatigued using more of a sprint glide? Also, if a swimmer is capable of using a sprint glide for longer distances would it be better to do the 200 that way?
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Rereading your post I think you may be referring to the glide between strokes instead of the pulldown,but the same principle holds,including oxygen.With a longer glide you use less energy,but you are also breathing less.Also how well you glide is dependent on how good your kick is and how well you streamline.Arm dominant breaststrokers generally do better with less glide than leg dominant swimmers are able to get away with,As a coach said about natural breaststrokes in one of my favorite quote"only a few,blessed by God,are allowed to glide."
Is it possible for arm dominant breaststrokers to be just as effective as leg dominant ones? And how can one tell which one they are? You are correct I was talking about the glide between strokes. Still I don't think I got the answer I am looking for to my question though. Is it possible to swim a 200 using a 100 glide pace if one has the endurance to hold it or is it better to lengthen the glide thoug you kick less and breath less.
Rereading your post I think you may be referring to the glide between strokes instead of the pulldown,but the same principle holds,including oxygen.With a longer glide you use less energy,but you are also breathing less.Also how well you glide is dependent on how good your kick is and how well you streamline.Arm dominant breaststrokers generally do better with less glide than leg dominant swimmers are able to get away with,As a coach said about natural breaststrokes in one of my favorite quote"only a few,blessed by God,are allowed to glide."
Is it possible for arm dominant breaststrokers to be just as effective as leg dominant ones? And how can one tell which one they are? You are correct I was talking about the glide between strokes. Still I don't think I got the answer I am looking for to my question though. Is it possible to swim a 200 using a 100 glide pace if one has the endurance to hold it or is it better to lengthen the glide thoug you kick less and breath less.
