So I've been working on the mechanics of all my strokes for the past few months, and I've decided to swim a "sprint pentathlon" at the Louisville TYR meet on Sunday: 50s of all strokes plus a 100 IM. The idea is to establish baseline times to work from. Today I realized that despite years of youth and high school swimming, I probably have never performed a backstroke start in my life. I tried a few today at the end of my workout, and I felt like a chest of drawers falling off a cliff.
What are the parameters of a legal (and ideally not horrific) backstroke start?
What are the parameters of a legal (and ideally not horrific) backstroke start?
1) Don't go before the starters beep
2) Don;t curl your toes over the edge of the pool
3) Be rotated towards your back at all times after your feet leave the wall
4) Makes sure your head breaks the surface before the 15m mark
That;s about it.
What are the parameters of a legal (and ideally not horrific) backstroke start?
1) Don't go before the starters beep
2) Don;t curl your toes over the edge of the pool
3) Be rotated towards your back at all times after your feet leave the wall
4) Makes sure your head breaks the surface before the 15m mark
That;s about it.
