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?
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.
what ever works best for you....
I have two styles, one for the 50 & 100, and a longer stroke with my 200. there is no way I could last a 200 with my 100 tempo
but there is a 19 yr old that swims with us, that has the same stroke for all three events. the only thing he does differently with the 200 is pushes his underwater pullout roughly 1m longer to rest on his turns.
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.
what ever works best for you....
I have two styles, one for the 50 & 100, and a longer stroke with my 200. there is no way I could last a 200 with my 100 tempo
but there is a 19 yr old that swims with us, that has the same stroke for all three events. the only thing he does differently with the 200 is pushes his underwater pullout roughly 1m longer to rest on his turns.
