I was just watching the Semis and Final of the 50m Free at the World Champs in Japan in 2001 and noticed that none of the competitors seemed to be breathing at all. Is this standard practice for a 50 Free at this level? Here is the link: www.youtube.com/watch
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Thanks for all the feedback. I knew that less breathing would be necessary for a 50. I had no idea that a lot of competitiors took no breath at all.
As an aside, I also notice that most of the competitors (with the exception of van Hoogenbrand ) swim with much straighter arms and not nearly as high an elbow as, say, a 200 or 400m swimmer would. I am guessing this has to do with speed as well.
Syd
Thanks for all the feedback. I knew that less breathing would be necessary for a 50. I had no idea that a lot of competitiors took no breath at all.
As an aside, I also notice that most of the competitors (with the exception of van Hoogenbrand ) swim with much straighter arms and not nearly as high an elbow as, say, a 200 or 400m swimmer would. I am guessing this has to do with speed as well.
Syd
