: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).
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I also found the information on www.TotalSubmersion.net very interesting. Especially intriguing were the 'fingloves' that incase the feet in a tight rubber case. It apparently aids in the feel for the water while kicking.
More controversial, I think, is the 'StraightSwimJacket' which encases the entire body, including the arms and hands, and legs and feet, in a single tight rubber tube (the idea apparently originated because some of the members of the University of Leavenworth were required to wear something similar.) This tube aids in the development of 'body pulsing', a great advantage for short-axis skipping strokes. It also teaches the users to role their bodies side to side during freestyle - without that fine-tuning the swimmers had trouble making it across the pool without severe respiratory difficulties.
I also found the information on www.TotalSubmersion.net very interesting. Especially intriguing were the 'fingloves' that incase the feet in a tight rubber case. It apparently aids in the feel for the water while kicking.
More controversial, I think, is the 'StraightSwimJacket' which encases the entire body, including the arms and hands, and legs and feet, in a single tight rubber tube (the idea apparently originated because some of the members of the University of Leavenworth were required to wear something similar.) This tube aids in the development of 'body pulsing', a great advantage for short-axis skipping strokes. It also teaches the users to role their bodies side to side during freestyle - without that fine-tuning the swimmers had trouble making it across the pool without severe respiratory difficulties.
