Some swimmers struggle to swim fast because they can’t get their...
Andrew Sheaff@AndrewKSheaff
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Dec 26, 2025
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Some swimmers struggle to swim fast because they can’t get their stroke rate up.
Rather than constantly reminding them, using a tempo trainer provides them with external feedback as to whether they’re being effective at maintaining a high stroke rate.
Rather than constantly reminding them, using a tempo trainer provides them with external feedback as to whether they’re being effective at maintaining a high stroke rate.
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You can use stroke rates to solve the opposite problem as well.
If some swimmers are simply spinning through the water, I’ll give them a tempo trainer, use a slower stroke rate, and ask them to swim as fast as they can.
If some swimmers are simply spinning through the water, I’ll give them a tempo trainer, use a slower stroke rate, and ask them to swim as fast as they can.
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Because they can’t move their arms faster, they have to learn to swim big to go fast, rather than just spin.
Same tool, different problem, same results.
By understanding the problem in front of us, and the options we have available, we can find solutions that make a difference.
Same tool, different problem, same results.
By understanding the problem in front of us, and the options we have available, we can find solutions that make a difference.
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Horizontal alignment in swimming. A visual 🧵.
1. By staying horizontal on the surface of the water, swimmers keep drag as low as possible.
Less drag more speed.
In freestyle, swimmers are trying to stay in the same position throughout, even while executing the breath.
Cont.
1. By staying horizontal on the surface of the water, swimmers keep drag as low as possible.
Less drag more speed.
In freestyle, swimmers are trying to stay in the same position throughout, even while executing the breath.
Cont.