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.
Anybody remember this great thread? I just read something that reminded me of it.
A guest post on Loneswimmer.com by Chris Bryan, an internationally-elite open-water swimmer from Ireland.
loneswimmer.com/.../guest-article-chris-bryan-irish-international-10k-swimmer
Here's the money quote:
"A higher and more relaxed stroke is essential for the open water. In the pool stroke length is of huge importance for swimming fast and count strokes per length cannot be under estimated, for open water the focus on training a higher rhythmic and comfortable stroke rate often out-weighs the need for stroke length based on the constant changing environment of open water."
Anybody remember this great thread? I just read something that reminded me of it.
A guest post on Loneswimmer.com by Chris Bryan, an internationally-elite open-water swimmer from Ireland.
loneswimmer.com/.../guest-article-chris-bryan-irish-international-10k-swimmer
Here's the money quote:
"A higher and more relaxed stroke is essential for the open water. In the pool stroke length is of huge importance for swimming fast and count strokes per length cannot be under estimated, for open water the focus on training a higher rhythmic and comfortable stroke rate often out-weighs the need for stroke length based on the constant changing environment of open water."
