coach at Swim Smooth (www.swimsmooth.com) says, "The longest possible freestyle stroke isn't necessarily the most efficient in all situations and for all swimmers."Jack Maitland of TheTriathlonCoach.com agrees the emphasis on increasing stroke length has
’t over-glide, either.6. Use the ramp test to determine your optimum ‘stokes per minute’. A friend will do the recording, so you just concentrate on swimming.