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The Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool is Tuesday
In just its second year, the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool – held this year in Irvine, Calif., on Aug. 2 – will be a coming out party for some young stars, a chance for established stars to continue their domination and a chance for standouts entering their final quadrennial to further cement their legacies.
http://www.duelinthepool.com/
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http://www.omegatiming.com/
Jeff, I agree with everything you are saying. Years ago Swimming Technique magazine had an article about the comparison of the two starts and listed the pro and con view points of each one. They interviewed swimmers and asked them why they preferred one over the other.
One of the points they made was just because you have a faster reaction time does not necessarily mean that you have a better start. Body entry into the water, streamlining after entry with kicking, and distance to the surface after entry before taking a stroke. I have a tape of Athens and I will watch Ian Thorpe and see how he does with his grab start in comparison.
One thing I have noticed is that I don't see a lot of people in the distance events using the track start as much as I see sprinters using them. That seems logical because the start is a bigger % of the race for sprinters than distance people.
Jeff, I agree with everything you are saying. Years ago Swimming Technique magazine had an article about the comparison of the two starts and listed the pro and con view points of each one. They interviewed swimmers and asked them why they preferred one over the other.
One of the points they made was just because you have a faster reaction time does not necessarily mean that you have a better start. Body entry into the water, streamlining after entry with kicking, and distance to the surface after entry before taking a stroke. I have a tape of Athens and I will watch Ian Thorpe and see how he does with his grab start in comparison.
One thing I have noticed is that I don't see a lot of people in the distance events using the track start as much as I see sprinters using them. That seems logical because the start is a bigger % of the race for sprinters than distance people.
