High Turnover vs. the Right Turnover
Using a little math to find the right tempo, stroke length, and pace
By Stuart McDougal,
Conventional wisdom tells us that faster freestyle turnover equals faster speed. If only it were that easy! This might be true for our terrestrial counterparts, runners, but water is about 800 times denser than air. That added resistance means the rules don’t apply in the same way for both runners and swimmers. Additionally, turnover rate and speed don’t share a linear correlation; errors in stroke mechanics introduce drag, and as speed increases, this drag coefficient increases exponentially. Read the rest of the tip.