As quoted in the AP article:
"You'll all have to see. I'm not saying anything until we unveil it," Phelps said with a grin when asked how he's tweaked the stroke. "It's a significant change. You'll be able to tell exactly what I did as soon as I take my first stroke."
He's on tap to swim the 100- and 200-meter free and the 100 butterfly at the Charlotte UltraSwim in NC. Should be interesting to see.
Maybe dolphin kick instead of flutter while swimming freestyle.
My first thought was a dolphin/free hybrid. Whatever it is, I'm sure you're right about Bowman being the architect.
One question-how long does it take to make an obvious change in the stroke that it is effective and doesn't slow the swimmer down? I guess it would be longer for us mere mortals compared to Phelps. Just curious to know how long it takes.
I think Phelps also has the benefit of access to moving underwater cameras and pretty sophisticated stroke power/velocity monitoring software to let him know that he's on the right track to a faster stroke. I don't believe that Phelps could necessarily make such a change faster than a lot of swimmers who seriously and consistently work on stroke correction. I do believe he has more ways to measure that correction than are available to the non-professional to ensure him that he's on the right track.
Maybe dolphin kick instead of flutter while swimming freestyle.
My first thought was a dolphin/free hybrid. Whatever it is, I'm sure you're right about Bowman being the architect.
One question-how long does it take to make an obvious change in the stroke that it is effective and doesn't slow the swimmer down? I guess it would be longer for us mere mortals compared to Phelps. Just curious to know how long it takes.
I think Phelps also has the benefit of access to moving underwater cameras and pretty sophisticated stroke power/velocity monitoring software to let him know that he's on the right track to a faster stroke. I don't believe that Phelps could necessarily make such a change faster than a lot of swimmers who seriously and consistently work on stroke correction. I do believe he has more ways to measure that correction than are available to the non-professional to ensure him that he's on the right track.
