Assuming an excellent technique in the 50 free,
where can 1 second be gained? The start, the turn,
the equipment?
Former Member
Thank you George. You responded
at about the same time today as I
did my PB on the 50 free at 27.78,
and have reversed a trend which was
creeping above 28.
Yeah... David Marsh agrees! I just got a dvd on turns by David Marsh and this is one of the first things he mentions. I've got to improve my turns. Hopefully the dvd will help!
This mirrors what George said:
12. The fastest you ever travel is when you dive off the block and push off the wall.
I got this of a web page a number of years ago and it is still around.
members.tripod.com/.../21laws.htm
...
Yeah... David Marsh agrees! I just got a dvd on turns by David Marsh and this is one of the first things he mentions. I've got to improve my turns. Hopefully the dvd will help!
This mirrors what George said:
12. The fastest you ever travel is when you dive off the block and push off the wall.
I got this of a web page a number of years ago and it is still around.
members.tripod.com/.../21laws.htm
...
Bud those are rules to swim by. I always said the dive and turn are the most important and to keep the body moving as close to the dive and turn speed as you can by swimmng streamline.
This mirrors what George said:
12. The fastest you ever travel is when you dive off the block and push off the wall.
I got this of a web page a number of years ago and it is still around.
members.tripod.com/.../21laws.htm
...
Ironically, Rule 19 which says:
19. Embrace your opponents. They make you a faster, better swimmer
seems to be a big No-No.
Its effects (to which a lot of Forumites are attributing her non-recognized WR) are being hotly debated in two other threads. (Libby Lenton's 52.99. Nay-sayers are .....saying that Michael Phelps made her a faster, better swimmer. You really have to read those threads.)
:)
