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Trivia Question
I am currently looking at an ITU triathlon event (a race that took place in New Zealand.. I think it's the world championship).
I was looking at the race, with a tempo trainer set to a rate (mode 3, so strokes per minute). I set the rate relatively high. The goal then was to try to find one single swimmer that would display a rate lower than this 'minimal' rate. I couldn't find any. All athletes, males and females were at least stroking at this minimal rate or higher. Trivia Quiz: What is this minimal rate that everyone (elites) seemed to be stroking at? |
62 strokes per minute.
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I think in the 80 strokes per minute range.
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Ok, just watched elite women and they were 40+ cycles or 80+ strokes per minute. I know the woman use a quicker stroke but I'm going with Grant, maybe even quicker for the men say 85 spm. that would be .705 on the TT per stroke, I think I'll try this tomorrow for half a lap and hope the shoulders don't blow up. I will stay relaxed!
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Yeah, we got two winners.
I had my TT set to 80, and I couldn't identify a single swimmer under this rate... (.75) For the records, conditions were choppy, pretty much the worst you can get for hitting you hard on speed, we're talking 1 and a half feet propelled by the wind, arrggrrr got to swing. Or else you move backward. Still, food for thought for anyone wanting to compete at this level :) I am a bit in shock to tell you the truth, I really thought that the males would stroke at lower rates. This is what I find striking. |
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Triathletes v Swimmers. Elite v Normal. Wetsuit v Naked. I think all push towards higher stroke rates than you might otherwise expect. Elite triathlon fields are elite athletes. This gives them an extraordinary engine. The same applies to ordinary triathletes too, though obviously to a lesser extent. In the Olympics last year Alistair Brownlee's run time (29.07) was quicker than Mykola Labovskyy's in the 10,000m final. The Ukrainian finished last in 29:32. |
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I'd propose that: -Most can stroke between 1.0 and .87 -Only some can stroke between .86 and .76 -Very few can stroke over .75 without being specifically prepared for this |
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