Your head should be looking down at the bottom of the pool, Your body should be in a streamline position to create as little drag as possible.
recovery position
Breast stoke.My favourite
Freestyle is his main stroke, and 400m was probably his best event
No. The best position would be Supine. Prone means that the body is facing downward (stomach on the floor) whereas Supine is when the body is facing upward (stomach is up).
Front crawl is the fastest swimming stroke in swimming. According to world record times, at every distance in international competition, the order of swimming stroke speeds from fastest to slowest is: 1. Front crawl (commonly known as, and chosen for, freestyle) 2. Butterfly 3. Backstroke 4. Breaststroke
Yes. Some consider swimming the best exercise. This assumes you are working at it not just floating on your back paddling. Swimming laps using a stroke such as the front crawl or the breast stroke, you use the muscles of your legs, arms, shoulders, buttocks and more. And the impact/pounding of bones and joints experienced in running, jogging are avoided. It also avoids the possibility of over heating.
There is no one exercise that is best for everybody, but swimming is a very good one. For a 180 pound male, an hour of swimming burns between 500 and 800 calories, depending on how vigorous a stroke is being used. This compares favorably with running, without the joint impact problems.
Biomechanics help to understand the best body position to reduce drag following the dive, to maximize the speed that is achieved off the blocks. After the legs push off the wall, the body position must be streamlined to be able to glide further away. For each stroke, the technique has developed over the years due to close examination and research by sports biomechanics staff. Swimming suit (LZR Racer) reduce the friction against the body when cutting through the water, so that a faster time is developed.
Yes, swimming is a great low-impact exercise that is gentle on the knees. The buoyancy of the water supports your body weight, reducing stress on the joints. It can help improve knee strength and flexibility without putting strain on the knees.
Quadriceps (thighs), Triceps (back of your arm) and abs (stomach muscles) are the three most important muscles involved in swimming, however a well rounded, athletic body in all areas is the best.
Take their best times for the stroke and distances they are swimming and if you want to be aggressive take 1.5 seconds off for the three flying takeovers
The men's 100 meter world champion for 1980 swimming was in fact in the stroke butterfly. It was won by Tom Daniels from Perth. His speed was fantastic but his stroke wasn't the best. His time was 57.97s. His competitors (MICHAEL PHELPS) had a time of 58.13s.