I have been studying videos of swimmers and find what was once called the "S" stroke has almost disappeard.
I have noticed that flyers use it. But crawl swimmers have modified it so much that it is almost gone.
Has it been replaced completely or was it an optical illusion? Did underwater film show us it did not exist.
Now are we saying the S stroke is an optical illusion?
No, as Terry said the swimmers didn't realize their hands were actually following an "S." They thought they were pulling straight, but the film showed a curved pattern to the pull. After discovering this, many coaches taught their swimmers to intentionally follow an S and this resulted in an exaggerated S.
Now are we saying the S stroke is an optical illusion?
No, as Terry said the swimmers didn't realize their hands were actually following an "S." They thought they were pulling straight, but the film showed a curved pattern to the pull. After discovering this, many coaches taught their swimmers to intentionally follow an S and this resulted in an exaggerated S.
