23 World Class Swimming Stats You Need To Know

Courtesy of 4-time NCAA DII Coach of the Year Bob Steele

ONE

SEVEN – the number  of seconds World Class women start to the 15 meter breakout

TWO

SIX – the number of seconds World Class men start to the 15 meter breakout

THREE

.41 – number of 100ths of a second per kick for World Class women’s kickouts (fly/back)

FOUR

.40 – number of 100ths of a second per kick for World Class men’s kickouts (fly/back)

FIVE

Seven – number of straight-arm entries by Nathan Adrian finishing the 100 meter free in London

SIX

One – number of seconds it takes World Class swimmers to do a turn – strokes and IM

SEVEN

Twenty-one – number of strokes (4-6-6-7) Kevin Cordes took in American Record 100 yard breaststroke (50.70) in December, 2013.

EIGHT

15-16-17-20 – number of strokes per 50 meters taken by Amanda Beard in a World Record 200 breaststroke

NINE

16-20-22-26 – number of strokes per 50 meters taken by Rebecca Soni in a World Record 200 breaststroke

TEN

Forty-three – number of meters Michael Phelps was underwater streamline kicking in his World Record 200 IM

ELEVEN

17.4 – number of seconds Phelps took to glide and kickout those 43 meters

TWELVE

Nine – number of kicks Ryan Lochte takes before his backstroke breakout

THIRTEEN

1/34  – number of breaths and strokes taken in Men’s 50 meter freestyle by World Class sprinters

FOURTEEN

54 – 58 – 53 – Sun Yang’s splits for first 100, middle 13 x 100s, and the last 100 meters of his 1500 World Record (14:31.4)

FIFTEEN

48 – 52 – 47 – Sun Yang’s rough conversion to yards for SCY swimmers

SIXTEEN

.590 – number of meters per second faster men are underwater than on the surface in the 50 meter free

SEVENTEEN

45.8 – number of seconds Ryan Lochte is underwater doing kickouts in a 1:41.3 200 yard backstroke

EIGHTEEN

18.4 # of seconds Ryan Lochte is underwater doing kickouts in a 44.1 100 yard free (in the middle of the season)

NINETEEN

18.5 – number of seconds Ryan Lochte is underwater doing kickouts in a 47.1 100 yard back (in the middle of the season)

TWENTY

24  – number of years at which a female swimmer peaks toward a World Record…so staying in swimming through college matters…

TWENTY-ONE

23  – number of years at which a male swimmer peaks toward a World Record…so staying in swimming through college matters…

TWENTY-TWO

10’ 3” 1/3 – number feet and inches Phelps moves on each stroke, first 50, of a World Record 200 free

TWENTY-THREE

8’ 9 and 1/8” – number of feet and inches Phelps moves on each stroke, last 50, of a World Record 200 free

While these swimmers are older, stronger and more experienced than Age Groupers, it gives an appreciation for what they do along with important targets for youngsters to aim at as they grow into our sport. Underwater streamlining and kickouts (fly/back) are essential to swimming fast, but you must be SAFE and practice only in sessions supervised by an ON-DECK COACH.

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ABOUT COACH BOB STEELE

Four-time NCAA Division II Coach of the Year, Bob Steele, has developed world-ranked swimmers in 41 events, from which two American Records and six NCAA Division II National Records were achieved. Steele lead Cal State University- Bakersfield to five NCAA Division II National Championships team titles. His Southern Illinois University swim teams won six National Independent Championships.

Steele’s coaching wisdom can be summed up simply: “It’s not what you do, but how you do it,” and “if it’s fun to watch, it’s fun to do”. Former swimmer, Roger VonJouanne termed “Steele training” as “distracted pain”.

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