Noticing more frequent use of grab starts in Beijing...
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Notably by the Chinese female swimmer, and it's combined with tremendous water entries and SDK's ... I'd say almost Coughlin caliber underwaters and theyr'e coming up on the fielkd, but no one is talking about it.
Look at their entries in the 200 free. In the 100, Pang jumped so take her slight reaction time out of it and she still is well up after the SDK's.
Notice also that Lenton of Australia used the conventional grab start, as do several other of her country women.
In one particular Chinese sprinter (Le?), she squats with her but down quite low for her stance, which would seem very slow off the block. At 15 meters though she is ahead.
Any thoughts?
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Wow, now that I have finally seen the womens 50 meter freestyle race, notice 50% of the sprinters did the grab start!! That is the highest percentage in all of the Olympic swimming for 2008.
Four swimmers, including the winner Steffen, Tricket (AUS) and both of the Dutch girls used the grab start. None of this foolish reaction crap, the grab start gets you out faster to 15 meters than any other start.
Also finally got the web site up again with my article "Is the Grab Start Dead in US Swimming?" from the 2005 American Swimming Magazine (ASCA Coaches)
The rest of the world understands if you have a great start, use the grab start. The track start is for slow starters.
Wow, now that I have finally seen the womens 50 meter freestyle race, notice 50% of the sprinters did the grab start!! That is the highest percentage in all of the Olympic swimming for 2008.
Four swimmers, including the winner Steffen, Tricket (AUS) and both of the Dutch girls used the grab start. None of this foolish reaction crap, the grab start gets you out faster to 15 meters than any other start.
Also finally got the web site up again with my article "Is the Grab Start Dead in US Swimming?" from the 2005 American Swimming Magazine (ASCA Coaches)
The rest of the world understands if you have a great start, use the grab start. The track start is for slow starters.
