PDF I was asked by one of our Hamden North Haven Swim Team members this past week about DPS (Distance Per Stroke), and why we do this drill in practice. His thought was that DPS was essentially a pulling set and therefore we should just go into a pulling set and not do DPS. My thought was, “Oh no, he is not doing the drill the right way”!
The reason that DPS is done as a drill is to practice making the pulling phase more effiencent as well as determining the correct timing of the stroke; therefore making the swimmer faster. Distance per stroke is where you want to maximize the distance that you get from your stroke while holding the maximum speed with the pull. In other words, each pull will propel you through the water. Obviously the swimmer will hit a peak speed during the pull. At the point of the peak your other arm should be poised and ready to pull to maintain that speed. So, it’s not just a pulling set or just a pulling drill, but an efficiency drill where you are truly working on getting the biggest bang for your buck!
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