Understanding the importance of dolphin kicking in swimming can significantly impact your performance. While elite swimmers can execute a dolphin kick to 15 meters with incredible speed, it doesn’t necessarily mean this approach is suitable for everyone. If your dolphin kick is within one second of your regular swimming speed for a 25-meter distance, then utilizing the full 15 meters could be beneficial for you. However, for many swimmers, this isn’t the case. At the Race Club, we conduct a specific test set to help swimmers gauge how many dolphin kicks they should integrate after starts and turns in backstroke, butterfly, and freestyle. Discovering the optimal number of dolphin kicks for your individual performance can enhance your racing strategy and ensure you’re maximizing speed and efficiency in every competition.
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Do you have a chart that I can easily access to keep on hand to help with determining how many UW dolphin kicks?