Why More Dolphin Kick Tempo Doesn’t Always Make You Faster

By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
Dolphin kicking! Super important, especially for short course swimmers. So basically—everyone.
They help us shoot out of our breakouts faster, demoralize the competition off turns, and when we get really proficient at it, dolphin kicking can be significantly faster than surface swimming speed.
But developing a thundering underwater dolphin kick isn’t that simple.
We got to work undulation, drive with the hips, have the mobility to kick effectively