TF said:
I am taking a swimming class at my college and learning to swim...Pretty sad, I'm 20 and can
barely swim 🙁. Our school district does require high school graduates to pass a swimming test
(swim about 50 meters and tread for 1 minute) or pass a swimming class. Though I passed the class,
I was unable to pass the test...
The other day I was watching a video of some guy surfacing by sorta wiggling his body back and
forth, I'm guessing this is a dolphin kick. So...today I tried to imitate this in my swimming
class. I think it worked to some extent because I was moving by just doing that kick. Is the
dolphin kick more powerful than flutter kick? I noticed that I could go further without breathing
with the dolphin kick compared to flutter kick. Is it efficient to use that kick with front crawl?
Only if you also pull with both arms at the same time.
Yes, the dolphin kick is more powerful, but, it has a dead space in it that the flutter kick
doesn't have, owing to the fact that the human body doesn't have the muscular symmetry of a fish or
whale. So, although it is probably possible to generate more power with the dolphin kick, it would
require more energy to be able to maintain a greater speed over a long distance than with flutter
kick. You will see backstrokers use it under water when they push off the wall on each turn, but
I've never seen it used effectively in either backstroke or crawl, presumably because it throws the
body out of balance.
Quoted message said:I cannot do breast stroke because I haven't learned to breathe with that stroke yet.
It is pretty easy. Your body will lift naturally as you pull, because of the hydroplane effect. Let
your face rise above the surface as your body lifts; take a breath, and then let your face fall back
into the water.
martin
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