I was watching a youtube multi-angle video of Phelps, and something really struck me. Aside from loping a bit, he had a half-catchup stroke on one side, but more of a rotary stroke on the other. It might be because he's breathing to the one side and takes extra time to get a good breath. I'm curious if any of you have similar asymmetry to your stroke. Here's the link, you'll see it best on the side view.
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It seems like one intention of the "lope" is to get fully submerged, even momentarily, where there are less drag losses. Just a hunch.
You can't legally get fully submerged.That is unlikely to happen unless you really exaggerate front quadrant swimming,as one arm should be out of the water at all times,but after the first 15 M,some part of your body must break the surface in free at all times.
It seems like one intention of the "lope" is to get fully submerged, even momentarily, where there are less drag losses. Just a hunch.
You can't legally get fully submerged.That is unlikely to happen unless you really exaggerate front quadrant swimming,as one arm should be out of the water at all times,but after the first 15 M,some part of your body must break the surface in free at all times.
