Anyone experimenting with this? It seems like maybe Chris Stevenson does some undulation in his stroke, but I can't tell if it's an intentional effort to continue the body dolphin.
www.floswimming.org/.../124868-backstroke-breakout
Bill I have watched this video several times and I really don't think the swimmer is popping up at all, its a very smooth and powerful transition that just continues the underwater dolphin for a couple more kicks on the surface. If a swimmer is already dolphining underwater off the wall and start then it would be easy to use this breakout, but I still think a strong flutter kick can be just as effective. Every swimmer will reach his or her own point of diminishing returns on the underwater part, when you either slow down enough and need to start stroking or you need to rate your oxygen debt over the course of a race - whatever you spend underwater will have to be paid back at some point, hopefully not before your race is over!
Bill does this mean you are starting to like backstroke after all and want to swim more of it at practice??
Bill I have watched this video several times and I really don't think the swimmer is popping up at all, its a very smooth and powerful transition that just continues the underwater dolphin for a couple more kicks on the surface. If a swimmer is already dolphining underwater off the wall and start then it would be easy to use this breakout, but I still think a strong flutter kick can be just as effective. Every swimmer will reach his or her own point of diminishing returns on the underwater part, when you either slow down enough and need to start stroking or you need to rate your oxygen debt over the course of a race - whatever you spend underwater will have to be paid back at some point, hopefully not before your race is over!
Bill does this mean you are starting to like backstroke after all and want to swim more of it at practice??
