Step 3/5 Swim Science Increase your Stroke Rate

Tri Swim Coaching Blog · 10 months ago · 108 views

Here's another catch fault I often see in my Video Analysis  sessions - an overglide. Overgliding versus initiating the catch straight away This term refers to the swimmer spending too much time lengthening out at the front, which actually serves as a brake, slowing you down rather than increasing stroke length. I've drawn yellow lines on the picture to indicate how the arm should be positioned in the water, to initiate the catch straight away. This may make the stroke feel 'shorter', but...