Listening to the Olympic commentators makes me cringe sometimes. Some of these cretins are convinced Usain Bolt is a greater Olympian than Phelps.
No Way----NO FRIGGIN' WAY!!!!
=> Michael has won more total golds and total medals over a longer period of time He Owned the pool in Beijing. Bolt dominated two individual and one relay over two Olympiads.
=> Michael's career has lasted much longer than Bolt's.
=> Michael probably has the aerobic capacity of 3 Bolts put together.
=> Bolt is all fast-twitch fibers - honed to perfection for sure but I'd love to see him try to run a 400 or 800m.Michael is fast and slow twitch fibers.
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I think that everyone in the 200 fly Olympic final was breathing every stroke. Certainly not (to us Canadian's misfortune).
For what it's worth, the choice of breathing every stroke or every other stroke is one that should come with technical modifications to the stroke, aimed at making you almost as fast inhaling twice as much o2. In other words, it ain't a matter of deciding upon a breathing pattern, as much as a matter of deciding upon the full stroke technique that allows to go for an *every stroke* breathing pattern without loosing speed. Something that our female flyer that tried to move up to the semi-finals didn't seem to understand.
What I mean here is that all too often, we hear swimmers saying I prefer breathing every two strokes because I'm faster this way. One of Phelps' legacy I believe is to invite you to go back to drilling / relearning until you change this.
That's my take, for what it's worth.
Again, same for Bolt. If I'm a 100m specialst, knowing how strong he is in the final 30-40meters, not sure if I would feel comfortable preparing to compete against him, without seriously tackling on the 200m as well.
I think that everyone in the 200 fly Olympic final was breathing every stroke. Certainly not (to us Canadian's misfortune).
For what it's worth, the choice of breathing every stroke or every other stroke is one that should come with technical modifications to the stroke, aimed at making you almost as fast inhaling twice as much o2. In other words, it ain't a matter of deciding upon a breathing pattern, as much as a matter of deciding upon the full stroke technique that allows to go for an *every stroke* breathing pattern without loosing speed. Something that our female flyer that tried to move up to the semi-finals didn't seem to understand.
What I mean here is that all too often, we hear swimmers saying I prefer breathing every two strokes because I'm faster this way. One of Phelps' legacy I believe is to invite you to go back to drilling / relearning until you change this.
That's my take, for what it's worth.
Again, same for Bolt. If I'm a 100m specialst, knowing how strong he is in the final 30-40meters, not sure if I would feel comfortable preparing to compete against him, without seriously tackling on the 200m as well.
