www.nbcolympics.com/.../newsid=255135.html
Interesting part of the article:
"Phelps has said Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods are the two superstars he'd most like to meet following his exploits in China, and he could be emulating one of them already.
Woods took time at the pinnacle of his career to remodel his swing to renew his dominance, and Phelps is speaking of completely switching the training program he has followed for the past decade.
Phelps said the changes suggested by coach Bob Bowman could help rejuvenate him mentally and physically after what he described as the most grueling period of his life.
"Bob said to me that he's going to take everything he's done coaching me and throw it out the door and try something completely different, just to see how it works," Phelps said. "We'll try a bunch of new things. If we're successful, great. If not, we can go back to what we've been doing."
Are Phelps and Bowman considering specificity training?
on starts
diving forward off a block is way faster than starting with a backwards dive in the water with your feet on the touch pads
The height of the block and better grip of the block provides a significant advantage. Swimmers travel further through the air and enter the water with more speed and momentum.
on backstroke
I wish we could start with a forward dive then roll over underwater
It would be a great thing.
on turns:
I wish we could do no hand touching flip turns on butterfly and breastroke
On touches:
I wish we could do one hand touches on breastroke and butterfly
allowing swimmers to take a single arm pull on the final touch
American record in 200 Back is 1:36.81
American record in 200 Fly is 1:39.70
American record in 100 Back 44.60
NCAA record in 100 Fly 44.57
:notworthy: to flipturns
on starts
diving forward off a block is way faster than starting with a backwards dive in the water with your feet on the touch pads
The height of the block and better grip of the block provides a significant advantage. Swimmers travel further through the air and enter the water with more speed and momentum.
on backstroke
I wish we could start with a forward dive then roll over underwater
It would be a great thing.
on turns:
I wish we could do no hand touching flip turns on butterfly and breastroke
On touches:
I wish we could do one hand touches on breastroke and butterfly
allowing swimmers to take a single arm pull on the final touch
American record in 200 Back is 1:36.81
American record in 200 Fly is 1:39.70
American record in 100 Back 44.60
NCAA record in 100 Fly 44.57
:notworthy: to flipturns
