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Swimming mechanics and technique troubleshooting with David Pease, PhD | EP#123

That Triathlon Show

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How to Maximize Propulsion in Freestyle Swimming

You generate propulsion with both your arm stroke and your kick, obviously roughly what is the percentage in freestyle swimming of the two? Yeah, the percentage contributions a little bit of a perpetual debate. It's actually really difficult to quantify directly what the propulsive forces are. But you're probably looking for, especially when you start looking at a triathlete population,. I would guess probably 80, 90% of your propulsion is going to be coming from your upper body.

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