After recognizing that my stroke is much longer than most OWS, I decided to poke around and see if stroke was different for OW as opposed to swimming in a pool. I found this (There is a part 2 if you click on the channel and scroll down the right side):
YouTube - Swim Smooth: What Is An Efficient Freestyle Stroke? Part 1
I would love to get reactions. I know that when I quicken my stroke rate and shorten my stroke I seem to fatigue much more quickly. However, this could be due to not pursuing this long enough to re-establish breathing patterns. (When I concentrate on my stroke, I tend to hold my breath without realizing it).
I do know that while my per 100 pace is slowly improving with more speed work in my work outs, it has dropped now where near what it used to be 20 years ago.
during long OW swims, i will often change pace frequently for stretches, an example...
Interesting stuff. Is this in response to conditions? To spread the burden on your shoulders? To alleviate boredom? OWS does have a musical quality to it...
I also noticed yesterday when I swam long course (for the first time in years) that my SR went through the roof at 44 - 46 per length.
I don't know that there's an accepted conversion of SCY to LCM for SPL (depends on your turns). If your SCY base is 13-14, then 44-46 for LCM seems high. But if your base is 17, maybe not. Personally, my conversion from 14 is about 38-39.
during long OW swims, i will often change pace frequently for stretches, an example...
Interesting stuff. Is this in response to conditions? To spread the burden on your shoulders? To alleviate boredom? OWS does have a musical quality to it...
I also noticed yesterday when I swam long course (for the first time in years) that my SR went through the roof at 44 - 46 per length.
I don't know that there's an accepted conversion of SCY to LCM for SPL (depends on your turns). If your SCY base is 13-14, then 44-46 for LCM seems high. But if your base is 17, maybe not. Personally, my conversion from 14 is about 38-39.
