NBC posted a video of the entire 4x100 free relay from the underwater cameras.
www.nbcolympics.com/.../player.html
Very cool. Huge contrast in swimming style between Lezak and Bernard.
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Thought it was interesting how many guys, including Sullivan and Lezak, don't keep their fingers together on the catch and pull. Sullivan has a problem with his left thumb sort of flying out and Lezak swims with almost a spread-fingered style. you think that would be less efficient.
water has surface tension, so unless the fingers are spread wide there is no loss of grip over a cupped hand. check out popov's thumbs.. having them wide didn't cause any problems and i've heard some say that there was some benefit to be had by spreading the web between thumb and fore finger.
Thought it was interesting how many guys, including Sullivan and Lezak, don't keep their fingers together on the catch and pull. Sullivan has a problem with his left thumb sort of flying out and Lezak swims with almost a spread-fingered style. you think that would be less efficient.
water has surface tension, so unless the fingers are spread wide there is no loss of grip over a cupped hand. check out popov's thumbs.. having them wide didn't cause any problems and i've heard some say that there was some benefit to be had by spreading the web between thumb and fore finger.
