I took some video of a friend including this clip of his breaststroke. Unfortunately I don't swim it much myself and haven't studied it much or sought out good videos with model strokes. Could one of you breaststroke experts comment on his stroke?
www.youtube.com/watchwww.youtube.com/watch (same video slow motion)
Also, do you know of any good youtube videos that show good breaststroke relatively close up? Most of the race videos are taken from too great a distance to see a lot of detail.
Thanks!
On his kick, and indeed most of his stroke, doesn't it look at lot like this one from swimee?
www.youtube.com/watch
I noted many differences. The W shape haffathot describes is pretty clear in both Ivanov and Amanda Beard videos (I like the Amanda Beard clip because it shows the undulating movement of swimmer in water. Ivanov has a slightly wider thigh opening than most). Drill: arms at sides, kick only. Bring heels up to butt --they will actually be outside, in W configuration -- swoosh out in circular motion, whip back in, use soles of feet more for propulsion. Do a length of butt-kicking only. On return, do full stroke.
I think if Marc turned his hands over to initiate outsweep, so that thumbs are down, he would lose the sagging elbows when shooting arms forward and simultaneously get shoulder and back armature in position to do the catch and insweep. The outsweep scull moves hands and arms out in position to work. You can try it sitting at a desk: shoot arms forward with thumbs up, then thumbs down. See how different it feels?
Regards, VB
Something I forgot: hunch shoulders on finishing stroke and preparing to shoot forward.
On his kick, and indeed most of his stroke, doesn't it look at lot like this one from swimee?
www.youtube.com/watch
I noted many differences. The W shape haffathot describes is pretty clear in both Ivanov and Amanda Beard videos (I like the Amanda Beard clip because it shows the undulating movement of swimmer in water. Ivanov has a slightly wider thigh opening than most). Drill: arms at sides, kick only. Bring heels up to butt --they will actually be outside, in W configuration -- swoosh out in circular motion, whip back in, use soles of feet more for propulsion. Do a length of butt-kicking only. On return, do full stroke.
I think if Marc turned his hands over to initiate outsweep, so that thumbs are down, he would lose the sagging elbows when shooting arms forward and simultaneously get shoulder and back armature in position to do the catch and insweep. The outsweep scull moves hands and arms out in position to work. You can try it sitting at a desk: shoot arms forward with thumbs up, then thumbs down. See how different it feels?
Regards, VB
Something I forgot: hunch shoulders on finishing stroke and preparing to shoot forward.
