www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../39000.asp
I just found out that Chet Jastremski, the originator of the whip kick, and first man under a minute for the 100 yd ***, passed away last month. He was my idol during my early Breaststroke days. I had just started swimming again in '72 when a DC friend invited me to go to Long Course Nationals in Indianapolis. I passed because I felt I wasn't ready. Later I found out that he had swum. It would have been the only chance for me to see him in person.
RIP, Chet! You led the way for all of us.
That is a great kick.He was amazingly ahead of his time.Almost any modern swimmer would be glad to have that kick.
What strikes me is how compact it is.
That is a great kick.He was amazingly ahead of his time.Almost any modern swimmer would be glad to have that kick.
What strikes me is how compact it is.