Hi all,
It's so funny--sometimes I see people at the pool who really go at it with the kickboard...and then other people wouldn't touch one if their life depended upon it.
I'll admit, I don't use one--mainly becuase I'm impatient, feel like I'm not going anywhere, and am a purist to a fault sometimes.
But, if you think that it's worthwhile, I would incoporate it, all for the sake of improvement.
The great questions are:
Will training with a kickboard make me a better, faster, super awesome swimmer?
And, if you train with one--why? Or, why not?
Thanks everybody (you know you're my outlet!)
JoAnne -aka, Jerrycat ;)
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Originally posted by Matt S
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Lefty: the guy I think you want is Jonty Skinner, who was the first man under 50 seconds for 100 LCM, and the only one for several years.
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Matt
The first swimmer under 50 for 100 meter free was Jim Montgomery (U.S.) who won gold in the 1976 Olympics with 49.99.
One month later, Jonty Skinner (R.S.A.) who was banned from the Olympics because of the apartheid in South Africa, went 49.44.
There was no 50 meter free in 1976.
Skinner retired in the late 70s.
The first 50 meter free competitions were at the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain in 1986, and the Olympic Games in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
Tom Jager (U.S.) and Matt Biondi (U.S.) were winning these, but Robin Leamy (U.S.) and Peter Williams (R.S.A.) were unsung heroes of the 50 meter free sprints.
I think that Peter Williams is what lefty was looking for, when inquiring about a South African doing fast 50 meter free races in the late 80s.
Originally posted by Matt S
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Lefty: the guy I think you want is Jonty Skinner, who was the first man under 50 seconds for 100 LCM, and the only one for several years.
...
Matt
The first swimmer under 50 for 100 meter free was Jim Montgomery (U.S.) who won gold in the 1976 Olympics with 49.99.
One month later, Jonty Skinner (R.S.A.) who was banned from the Olympics because of the apartheid in South Africa, went 49.44.
There was no 50 meter free in 1976.
Skinner retired in the late 70s.
The first 50 meter free competitions were at the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain in 1986, and the Olympic Games in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
Tom Jager (U.S.) and Matt Biondi (U.S.) were winning these, but Robin Leamy (U.S.) and Peter Williams (R.S.A.) were unsung heroes of the 50 meter free sprints.
I think that Peter Williams is what lefty was looking for, when inquiring about a South African doing fast 50 meter free races in the late 80s.
