Well, I know some of you are big fans of Ti appoach. I would like to read more on it. The library will not vcover the books that deal with backstroke, or breaststroke or butterfly, so I read some articles from time to time on it. Matt S use it for a summer team for kids and uses it himself and others might use some of it.
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I have just received my copy of "Swim Technique", one of the best mags anywhere.
In this, Cecil Colwin has an article on Michael Phelps analysing his head position in Freestyle. The photos show the head held low with the eyes looking straight down to the bottom of the pool.
The water line is at the middle of the head (crown) throughout the stroke. This, Colwin contends, helps Michael to have a lot of his upper body above the water, which is an advantage.
The head position is exactly the same as promoted by Total immersion, which has been criticised by many competitive swimmers and coaches as being too low.
This is the same Cecil Colwin who a few months ago in his latest book " Breakthroughs in Swimming" says the " the eyes must look forward to see the hands enter the water in Freestyle. This is an absolute fundamental". This of course means holding the head up high, which is how we were all taught in the past.
He is now contradicting himself, which is very interesting.
So is Michael Phelps swimming the T.I way ?
I have just received my copy of "Swim Technique", one of the best mags anywhere.
In this, Cecil Colwin has an article on Michael Phelps analysing his head position in Freestyle. The photos show the head held low with the eyes looking straight down to the bottom of the pool.
The water line is at the middle of the head (crown) throughout the stroke. This, Colwin contends, helps Michael to have a lot of his upper body above the water, which is an advantage.
The head position is exactly the same as promoted by Total immersion, which has been criticised by many competitive swimmers and coaches as being too low.
This is the same Cecil Colwin who a few months ago in his latest book " Breakthroughs in Swimming" says the " the eyes must look forward to see the hands enter the water in Freestyle. This is an absolute fundamental". This of course means holding the head up high, which is how we were all taught in the past.
He is now contradicting himself, which is very interesting.
So is Michael Phelps swimming the T.I way ?
