I had an article published in the last American Swimmers Magazine. The front cover had a cool picture of the athletes who will represent us at the upcoming Olympics. I hope it doesn't offend anyone. I'd like to thank many of you for your support. I also don't mind hearing from the critics. Coach T.
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Tom, thanks for the clarification. I agree with you on the sculling. I've always thought one of the reason very fast swimmers are so fast is they have an innate ability to know how to pitch their hands to maintain maximum force. I'm really not sure this is a teachable skill, but I do think it's vital to fast swimming. When coaches and swimmers talk about "feel for the water" I think this is really what they mean.
Tom, thanks for the clarification. I agree with you on the sculling. I've always thought one of the reason very fast swimmers are so fast is they have an innate ability to know how to pitch their hands to maintain maximum force. I'm really not sure this is a teachable skill, but I do think it's vital to fast swimming. When coaches and swimmers talk about "feel for the water" I think this is really what they mean.
