Swim coach needed

[Barend de Arend]

raise your legs

 

 

works

[SwissVan]

raise your legs

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW5nE5FBPsQ

 

works

 

Thanks, cant wait to watch it with sound.... have to wait till i get home

[Robrider]

In case anyone doesn't know about this, I found the advice here very useful:

 

http://www.swimsmooth.com/

[JGR]

The timing of the kick is also important and it is not a case of just kicking as fast as one can. The kick needs to be consistent to your stroke count and speed

[Disylizzy]

Trying to do fly kicks causes almsot instant spasms in my calf muscles, heaven knows what it will happen if i try with fins....

 

How do you get your hips up? I found that by keeping my head down / looking down instead of up / looking forward helps to keep the legs up... kind of like a see saw effect. Does not help that I have heavy legs (big bones), not blessed with those skinny swimmer type legs...

 

If I've been out of the water for a while, I also look more down as opposed to forward. But then the stronger I get the easier it becomes to hold my body level. The youtube video that Barend posted is quite cool, as well as the swimsmooth link. Just relax in the water, don't fight it, feel it. Breathing has a huge impact on how comfortable you are too, because if you know you can go one or two more strokes then you don't panic.

 

Btw, I took my watch out again and it counts every time the arm with the watch takes a stroke. I am now officially sick so will wait to go play in the 25m pool.

[Seeker911]

Had to laugh yesterday. I did a rather serious 50km hill session on the bike and then hit the pool for a 2k swim afterwards. I completed my first 25m length and realized that I had absolutely nothing left in my arms. They were completely drained of any energy or will to take part in the swim. It ended up being a very slow 1500m swim. The good thing was my average stroke count was down to 11 strokes per 25m length.

[jcza]

In case anyone doesn't know about this, I found the advice here very useful:

 

http://www.swimsmooth.com/

 

Great site, much appreciated