Probably should have asked these two questions before now. I have a 2.4 miler in the morning in the Ohio River near Louisville. It's 1.2 mile course repeated with half the course up stream and half downstream. Organizers promise the current is only 1 mph. Last year I did a swim across the Ohio in Cincinnati. While warming up in what was supposed to be a 2 mph current, I really noticed the impact (I typically only average about 2.5 mph without a current.) So here are my two questions:
When swimming up stream, should I adjust stroke rate and length? My typical ow distance stroke is a slower stroke rate, but maximum stretch and pull on each stroke (about 14 per 25y). But I'm wondering if more compact strokes at a higher rate would make a difference.
Like cycling should I coast more on the downstream portions and dig in on the upstream?
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i did a swim in the hudson last year against a strong current and what i noticed was this:
i could feel the disturbance from a swimmer who was more than 25 yards in front of me which made it easy to follow his line without sighting much. i tried to keep a long line and also keep my body deep. i did not increase my stroke rate at all and eventually caught up.
i did a swim in the hudson last year against a strong current and what i noticed was this:
i could feel the disturbance from a swimmer who was more than 25 yards in front of me which made it easy to follow his line without sighting much. i tried to keep a long line and also keep my body deep. i did not increase my stroke rate at all and eventually caught up.
