Any old dogs out there trying new tricks? Any younger generation masters swimmers swimming this way?
www.goswim.tv/.../freestyle---loper-drill.html
"In watching the Olympics, we can't help but notice the impact that "lopers" are having in freestyle. While high-rate freestylers and straight-arm freestylers have been getting the most attention this year for the speeds they've achieved, lopers are certainly making a HUGE impact."
Chris, do you have video of your freestyle?
The only thing I have was the DVD from the 400 free at the Oregon nationals. I don't know how (or if) I can transfer it to create a computer file (it is illegal to do so, I'm sure). The quality isn't great IMO.
But there will be a article (I think "Unorthodox Techniques" is the working title) in USMS Swimmer with some stills of the freestyle, both above and underwater. I don't know when it will appear; a backstroke article will come first.
Pretty it ain't; Mark Gill usually describes it as a train wreck. I certainly don't think anyone should emulate it, but all the elements of it (straight arm recovery, loping, dolphin kick) are things I see much more routinely in other people's freestyle nowadays than 20 years ago.
Chris, do you have video of your freestyle?
The only thing I have was the DVD from the 400 free at the Oregon nationals. I don't know how (or if) I can transfer it to create a computer file (it is illegal to do so, I'm sure). The quality isn't great IMO.
But there will be a article (I think "Unorthodox Techniques" is the working title) in USMS Swimmer with some stills of the freestyle, both above and underwater. I don't know when it will appear; a backstroke article will come first.
Pretty it ain't; Mark Gill usually describes it as a train wreck. I certainly don't think anyone should emulate it, but all the elements of it (straight arm recovery, loping, dolphin kick) are things I see much more routinely in other people's freestyle nowadays than 20 years ago.
