This site is devoted to swimming. Why is it called Twenty-Three Seconds? Because my goal is to swim 50 meters within twenty-three seconds. Follow along as I analyze my crawl stroke to death and maybe you'll learn a few things to improve your own time.

Improving Average Crawl/Freestyle Swimming Time on 50 Meters

Posted by heathweaver

My average time on 50 meters is around 56 seconds and I take an average of 30 strokes (15 cycles). I was experimenting a bit today and I was able to knock 6 seconds off my time by being more careful about my breathing.
I usually breath on every cycle. Meaning every time my right arm [...]