Worthwhile Article That Was Lost in "The Fastest Age" Thread/Saga
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I put up this post in the "The Fastest Age" thread. I should have put it here in the first place so it would not get buried. Here's what I originally posted for those who might be interested.
To digress a bit if I may, the Baltimore Sun has been running a series of articles on Michael Phelps. On March 8, 2004, the paper ran an article The Measure of a Swimmer. You can access it by clicking here.
It's a fascinating story, IMHO, and I thought that I would share it with my friends in the USMS Forum. Unfortunately, the underwater pictures, which were in color, are not included in the article. They were especially great. It was good to see Doc Counsilman mentioned in the article, too. I submit this article only for your reading interest and not for debate.
Kindest regards,
Mark
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Originally posted by laineybug
'knowing where your body is in space and what it is doing" is call propreoceptive functioning. I've always thought of this as "in the air" but I bet it applys to "in the water too" And maybe swimmers have to have a better sense of it than pilots, gymnists, etc, because swimmers have to deal with the resistance and bouyance effects of the water.
I was wondering if it's not a certain personality type and abilities too that tends to get interested and do well in swimming.
Actually, i'm pretty sure there is something to it.
Originally posted by laineybug
'knowing where your body is in space and what it is doing" is call propreoceptive functioning. I've always thought of this as "in the air" but I bet it applys to "in the water too" And maybe swimmers have to have a better sense of it than pilots, gymnists, etc, because swimmers have to deal with the resistance and bouyance effects of the water.
I was wondering if it's not a certain personality type and abilities too that tends to get interested and do well in swimming.
Actually, i'm pretty sure there is something to it.
