Subject: RE: Swimming advice or help needed on video clip of myself swimming I'm with you Steven. I haven't watched your vidoes, and I'm sure I can't give you any advice, but I just wanted to say you're not alone in taking 20-25 strokes to get across the pool (25 yards ).
My BF, who is a much improved swimmer has recommended that I just spend as much time in the pool swimming as possible and to stop thinking so much about the mechanics of my stroke. I sometimes get so caught up in trying to get my hands to enter just the right way, and make sure each stroke is just right, and finish by flicking my thumbs on my thighs, that I forget to breathe out while under water.
He says that when he was training and saw the most improvement in his stroke and speed was when he swam everyday, doing some drill work, but also just doing the laps. I'm going to test his advice this summer by taking a 8 week, 4x a week swim class. |