Thanks for the voice of support.
As far as adding an example of what my own, or anyone elses kick would look like over 2.4 miles, I would to have to say I can't. Allow me to explain. Paraphrasing a bit of the Finding Freestyle text, I would say that there are as many variations of the basic 2.4 mile flutter kick, as there are swimmers attempting the distance. We don't prescribe a particular style or rhythm of kicking. We guide through the process of finding these answers for yourself.
I can mention some commonalities of course. The kick being rhythmically connected to the arms being the most common characterisitic. This is a big part of our core curriculum.
As far as force goes, I would say that the forces involved would certainly go down. As far as the frequency, I would say it might go down. Not likely to go up, but it will stay the same for some. One thing many elite swimmers are able to do is switch between different kick rhythms both consciously and unconsciously as conditions dictate.
I am not only a founder of Finding Freestyle, but I am also a student. As such, I am not entirely certain where my kick will evolve to. But having been a swimmer for 30 years now, I can hypothesize that my frequency may remain the same (6 beat kicker). I am open to being wrong though. Open to the process that is.
As far as adding an example of what my own, or anyone elses kick would look like over 2.4 miles, I would to have to say I can't. Allow me to explain. Paraphrasing a bit of the Finding Freestyle text, I would say that there are as many variations of the basic 2.4 mile flutter kick, as there are swimmers attempting the distance. We don't prescribe a particular style or rhythm of kicking. We guide through the process of finding these answers for yourself.
I can mention some commonalities of course. The kick being rhythmically connected to the arms being the most common characterisitic. This is a big part of our core curriculum.
As far as force goes, I would say that the forces involved would certainly go down. As far as the frequency, I would say it might go down. Not likely to go up, but it will stay the same for some. One thing many elite swimmers are able to do is switch between different kick rhythms both consciously and unconsciously as conditions dictate.
I am not only a founder of Finding Freestyle, but I am also a student. As such, I am not entirely certain where my kick will evolve to. But having been a swimmer for 30 years now, I can hypothesize that my frequency may remain the same (6 beat kicker). I am open to being wrong though. Open to the process that is.
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Dave Luscan: Nov 23, 10 18:23