: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).
Dr. Piltdown has developed a suit that is an adaptation of the full body suit which has been designed specifically for his teams. The suit is constructed of space age material that is a hyper-elastic/hydro-repellent fifth generation derivation of lycra.
The suit completely covers the feet and has small hooks that extend over the lip of the starting block. As opposed to the traditional start where the swimmer dives into the water, with the Piltdown suit at the start, the swimmer launches herself backwards, away from the water. This motion causes the hyper-elastic material in the foot section of the suit to stretch (remember that the base of the foot section is still attached to the block). After the suit has reached its maximum recoil, the swimmer is then launched towards the pool. As the swimmer passes the block on the way to the water they push off the block, this time towards the pool, in a motion that has been described as looking like George Reeves in the old Superman show (as he flew out windows). This start has proven to double the velocity of the swimmer and therefore provided the necessary speed to skip off the water on the start. The Doctor recommends that the Backstroke flags be removed when you learn this new start. A number of his swimmers have launched themselves into and over the flags, until they were able to control the take-off.
I have heard that the Piltdown suits are on sale at http://www.metrotri.com.
Dr. Piltdown has developed a suit that is an adaptation of the full body suit which has been designed specifically for his teams. The suit is constructed of space age material that is a hyper-elastic/hydro-repellent fifth generation derivation of lycra.
The suit completely covers the feet and has small hooks that extend over the lip of the starting block. As opposed to the traditional start where the swimmer dives into the water, with the Piltdown suit at the start, the swimmer launches herself backwards, away from the water. This motion causes the hyper-elastic material in the foot section of the suit to stretch (remember that the base of the foot section is still attached to the block). After the suit has reached its maximum recoil, the swimmer is then launched towards the pool. As the swimmer passes the block on the way to the water they push off the block, this time towards the pool, in a motion that has been described as looking like George Reeves in the old Superman show (as he flew out windows). This start has proven to double the velocity of the swimmer and therefore provided the necessary speed to skip off the water on the start. The Doctor recommends that the Backstroke flags be removed when you learn this new start. A number of his swimmers have launched themselves into and over the flags, until they were able to control the take-off.
I have heard that the Piltdown suits are on sale at http://www.metrotri.com.
