Why can I swim longer with breaststroke then with freestyle?
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An easy way to answer your question would be that you take a glide in your breaststroke, in this glide you can rest (and stretch) usually for 1-3 seconds (in a lap-swimmer non-competitive style breaststroke).  You do not get this pause/rest/glide in freestyle, thus it feels like you are working harder in freestyle and can swim for longer with breaststroke. \nBy The Way...Bogeythedog's comments are also valid, take them on board also.
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It usually works out that you are either good at fly and breast or back and free. Assuming that your basic mechanics are sound the best way to improve on your breaststroke is to work on the kick. The whip kick is a part of the stroke that makes the difference between an average breaststoker and a great one. Concentrate on keeping your knees inward and your toes outward on the start of the kick. Once completeing your kick, point your toes and stretch. Keep it short but powerful. If the kick isn't your problem work on refining your timing. Most swimmer's timing can be tweaked a little. Do you do your recovery with high shoulders and hands out of the water? Work on a short, but powerful arm stroke - hands always in front of your chest and explode into your extension or glide. Good Luck.
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You already know the answer, practice. Don't worry about being last. The more you practice the better you will become. Set small goals for yourself and slowly build up to bigger ones. Work hard diet right and the improvements will come. Talk to your coach and see what you can do to improve your stroke.\nA specific drill that I have my team work on to improve endurance is to take less breaths during practice. Assuming you are swimming freestyle, take a breath every 3rd stroke, then work up to every 5th stroke, then 7th and so on. This is tiring but it helps to build endurance. When swimming concentrate on your body position and stroke. As you take less breaths your body will be in a more streamline position longer. Work on keeping it hydrodynamic. Then when you swim normally you should have enough oxygen, more endurance and a streamline body to improve your times.
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No. As a swimmer I can tell you that swimming lessons may help you learn to swim but unless you take extra time after swim lessons to swim more you won't do much.  Swimming is great for toning.   Try jogging slow long distances to lose the fat and crunches and other stomach excercise to define.  Swimming on top of that is icing on the cake but only the butterfly stroke/kick works the abs much so get a kick board.
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what is incredible about swimming is that it is horizontal exercise,and like flying in mid-air! For some people it might be the only horizontal exercise they ever get.. Because you are in the water you are able to move more weight with less resistance,and exercise your cardio-vascular system ( if you progress into laps,especially) A great body workout!!
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Why do you enjoy swimming more than other sports?\nHow do you feel when you swim?  When you compete?\nTalk about these things.
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It usually works out that swimmers are either good at fly and breast stroke or back and free. As a swimmer you will usually specialize in a certain stroke unless you plan on swimming Individual Medley. Don't worry too much about it. Work on all your strokes during practice and concentrate on your stronger strokes like fly and breast stroke.
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in a calm sea, it should be easier to swim since the water density is higher allowing you to float easily.\nbut then depending on factors like waves and river speeds, your experience could vary!
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The depth of the water shouldn't have anything to do w/your swimming ability, your confidence maybe but not how you swim.  Are you doing the crawl, breast stroke or underwater?  If you are swimming underwater, are you diving in or just swimming down from the ledge?  I don't know if this is helping or if I am just asking you questions to consider.
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30 min run is the better option.\nBut if you know swimming it is much better.
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well if your comfortable with it then why ask others? \n\nbut just to let you know...if you are swimming for leisure then it doesn't really matter. if you swim athletically then it makes a big difference. being in water, t-shirts and shorts can create a lot of drag so it makes it more difficult to swim. this is a great way to exercise muscles becase it takes more work to swim with all that on. this is why most pro swimmers tend to wear speedos in competition. the idea is the less you wear and the tigher it is the less drag you have which means you can swim faster.
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Move both arms in an large, opposite circular motion, ie. left hand clockwise, right hand anticlockwise. Kick legs either long, flowing breaststroke style, or kick normally, but also with a circular motion. This uses the least effort, but you will tire eventually.
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with the proper diet swimming is great exercise.  It works several parts of your body while causing very little strain on the joints.
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I would suggest that you stop running and investing more time into your swim training. Although swimming involves your cardiovascular system, there is a whole lot more involved in swimming than breathing. If you are not comfortable in the water, your body will tense up. This anxiety often results in having difficulty breathing. \nWork on improving your swim strokes. You could be exerting so much unnecessary energy that you exhaust yourself. Being as hydrodynamic as possible helps. Be streamlined. Your strokes and kicks should be efficient. There is a lot more to swimming than just getting from one point to another in the water.\nYour comparison is like saying that Tiger Woods can hit the golf ball so he should be good in baseball.
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the best thing you can do is train...important things in a five hundred are endurance(lol)...being an efficient swimmer which means good flip turns...streamline...and stroke mechanics...start out the race faster than you think you can...some people sprint the end, but that isn't the best way, and i am not saying sprint the beggining just go faster than you think you can
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Swimming is better than nothing for loosing weight but should not be your first choice. To burn fat you need to elevate your heart rate. There are a few reasons why swimming may not be the best choice and some of them are as follows.\n\n1) Your heart uses so much pressure and beats per minute (BPM) to get the blood to your brain. When doing cardio in the horizontal position such as in swimming you greatly decrease the amount of pressure it takes to deliver the oxygen to your brain meaning that your heart is not working as hard as you would like to attain your goal. You would really have to swim with an extreme effort.\n\n2) When you are in cold water for an extended period of time your body will distribute your body fat to the outer portions of your muscle as a way to insulate it from the cold. Notice that swimmers are in very good shape but have a smooth rather than defined look to them, this is why.\n\nHowever if a person is physically unable to do other forms of cardio or exercise then swimming is a superb choice. Just know what your goals are.
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to be extremely good your 50 m should be under 30 but if your just starting that's insane, i swim a 34-35 50 and i'm considered a better swimmer, not the best but pretty good. don't expect it all at once bcuz when i started swimming i swam my 50 at around 47, it goes down with time. ANother thing have another thing your good at freestyle isn't everything, i actually did pretty good owith breaststroke, just focus on your strengths and not your weaknesses... also fastness does not just come work on your technique proper technique gives faster times, ask your coach for pointers before tryouts...