Kate Ziegler broke Janet Evens world record in the womens 1500 m free
(Janet's World Record from 1988 was 15:52.10)
Kate went:
15:42.54 at the
TYR Swim Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo CA, on
6/17/2007
here's a video of her swim:
www.youtube.com/watch
here's her splits:
1 Ziegler, Kate 18 The FISH-PV 15:42.54
00:29.23 (29.23) 01:00.49 (31.26)
01:32.09 (31.60) 02:03.46 (31.37)
02:35.17 (31.71) 03:06.74 (31.57)
03:38.34 (31.60) 04:09.87 (31.53)
04:41.41 (31.54) 05:13.01 (31.60)
05:44.80 (31.79) 06:16.48 (31.68)
06:48.07 (31.59) 07:19.63 (31.56)
07:51.06 (31.43) 08:22.57 (31.51)
08:53.91 (31.34) 09:25.42 (31.51)
09:57.07 (31.65) 10:28.74 (31.67)
11:00.19 (31.45) 11:31.70 (31.51)
12:03.42 (31.72) 12:35.17 (31.75)
13:06.55 (31.38) 13:38.54 (31.99)
14:10.13 (31.59) 14:41.85 (31.72)
15:13.27 (31.42) 15:42.54 (29.27)
Data from: www.socalswim.org/.../
This news should have it's own thread.
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Notice her breathing pattern in light of the number of threads on this topic. She takes 3-4 breaths on one side, then switches to the other side (at least in the last 200 shown on the video). It really incorporates the two principles that in a race, a swimmer needs as much oxygen as possible (so it is good to breathe every stroke), but bilateral breathing leads to a more balanced stroke (which is why it is good to switch sides). Looks to me like Kate has found the best of both worlds!
Notice her breathing pattern in light of the number of threads on this topic. She takes 3-4 breaths on one side, then switches to the other side (at least in the last 200 shown on the video). It really incorporates the two principles that in a race, a swimmer needs as much oxygen as possible (so it is good to breathe every stroke), but bilateral breathing leads to a more balanced stroke (which is why it is good to switch sides). Looks to me like Kate has found the best of both worlds!
