Swim Strokes per 25m?

auto208562 - 2005-05-13 11:57 AM

It's not only stroke count that matters. It's the speed in which it takes to swim the distance PLUS stroke count. There will be some threshhold that it starts to work negatively, where either you either need to improve your technique or you just can't decrease anymore without sacrificing speed.

A more accurate exercise would be to do something called swim golf. Here's a link to explain how to use it: http://www.lwcoaching.com/library/SwimGolf.htm

Sedward3 - 2005-05-13 9:18 AM

There are a couple of threads here about swim speeds and the answers ultimately mention strokes per lap. I know that ideally you swim as efficient as possible and thus use as few strokes as possible.

My question, and it's silly in a semantic sort of way, is: Do most people include a reasonable push off the wall in their count? I ask because my stroke count is about 20/25m. It used to be 25 but I've been swimming with a masters team for a few months and I've worked it down to 20. When I count I basically just start swimming at the wall without a push off.

Most people (total immersion included) suggest your stroke is still inefficent if you are above 18 or so. I'm trying to determine if I'm still terribly inefficient or just counting wrong. It's more for mental piece of mind than anything else.

Thanks.