:confused: Has anyone heard about this guy before?
> In the latest article, Dr. Arthur Piltdown relates his
experiences at "Stone-like Swimming". Working extensively
with collegiate swimmers, Piltdown's training techniques have
yielded a strong foundation of results. "Speed is the key.
With enough maintained velocity," Piltdown espouses, "These
swimmers have been able to effectively skip across the surface
of the water like a stone."
Piltdown, currently head coach for Leavenworth University's
fledgling men's swim team, developed his short axis training
regimen while coaching abroad at the Moratuwa Educational and
Research Institute Aquatics Center in Sri Lanka.
Piltdown, initially brought on as assistant technique coach,
quietly championed the benefits of a unique style of off-stroke
(i.e., breaststroke, butterfly) drilling as cross-training for
members of the Sri Lankan National Cricket team. His methods
catapulted the team from last place to capture the title at
the 1997 Sharjah Cup Tri-Nation Tournament.
While controversial, Piltdown's methods were the highlight of
this past weekend's Men's NCAA Championships held at Athens,
Georgia. Two of his swimmers, Hanson Stewart and Brad Small,
Jr., showcased the new technique, setting new world marks of,
respectively, :24.25 for the 50 yard breaststroke and 3:28:05
in the dreaded 400 yard butterfly.
The above was reprinted from this week's 'Total Swin' articles at the Total Submersion website (www.TotalSubmersion.net).
Rich
I have been a great fan of Dr. Piltdown, for some time. I have found his techniques extremely effective. Mostly so on starts where the skipping action is most pronounced. However, as you mention speed is the key to Dr. Piltdown’s technique, and I find it difficult to maintain the hydroplaning benefits for more than a 50 (75 at most), before I submerge into the traditional American Crawl.
You forgot to mention that in addition to his work with swimmers, Dr. Piltdown has also led the Leavenworth University diving team, taking them to their highest finish ever in NCAA Diving. His mastery and teaching of the controversial horizontal entry technique has led to startling results in the platform events.
Rich, thanks again for putting Masters Swimming in perspective.
Rich
I have been a great fan of Dr. Piltdown, for some time. I have found his techniques extremely effective. Mostly so on starts where the skipping action is most pronounced. However, as you mention speed is the key to Dr. Piltdown’s technique, and I find it difficult to maintain the hydroplaning benefits for more than a 50 (75 at most), before I submerge into the traditional American Crawl.
You forgot to mention that in addition to his work with swimmers, Dr. Piltdown has also led the Leavenworth University diving team, taking them to their highest finish ever in NCAA Diving. His mastery and teaching of the controversial horizontal entry technique has led to startling results in the platform events.
Rich, thanks again for putting Masters Swimming in perspective.
