I missed her recent clinic in Seattle and so decided to get her DVD. She keeps her hands spaced more widely apart through the stroke than most people, is this the style she learned from an Australian coach? She also gets her forearms vertical pretty quickly, by raising her elbows, and applies more force earlier in the stroke than later, so that she uses her lats more than triceps. Also she keeps her feet apart during the flip turn.
I bought it from amazon but it is also in the USMS video library if you wanted to go that route. It's not that much more than the rental fee to just buy it, though.
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I tried keeping my legs a little further apart also. I was able to push off more on my back and work SDKs easier as I was turning over. I had a bad habit of flipping on an angle and rotating my body so that when I pushed off I was mostly on my stomach.
As for arms wider. I felt some what faster on sprints b/c it made my turn over faster...which is a good thing. I also felt like I was riding higher in the water without really changing my body position. On the longer swims I like to be more relaxed.
I tried keeping my legs a little further apart also. I was able to push off more on my back and work SDKs easier as I was turning over. I had a bad habit of flipping on an angle and rotating my body so that when I pushed off I was mostly on my stomach.
As for arms wider. I felt some what faster on sprints b/c it made my turn over faster...which is a good thing. I also felt like I was riding higher in the water without really changing my body position. On the longer swims I like to be more relaxed.
