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.
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The best kick in the world can only slow down the loss of inertia when neither arm of the swimmer is working. Until a kick becomes more propulsive than pulling, loping or gliding will not make a swimmer faster ( maybe less tried).
Maybe you're overlooking a basic fact: if Bowman and Phelps use that style of freestyle, that style must be the best for Phelps.
Do you think that bowman would work years to make phelps swimming a freestyle that is a "joke" ?
maybe only Phelps can swim like Phelps, but even Lezark swim in a very similar way.
Maybe the key to view it is that the asymetric stroke can produce more high top speed when the arms are in power phase back.to-back and with a superb gliding and a outstanding kick you can minimize the loss of speed and keep your average speed higher that using the classic symetric styles.
Maybe the focal point is: is the "looping" styles really legal ? Phelps completely submerge for few moments gliding, against the rules, the feet can or can't break the surface, it's hard to see.
The best kick in the world can only slow down the loss of inertia when neither arm of the swimmer is working. Until a kick becomes more propulsive than pulling, loping or gliding will not make a swimmer faster ( maybe less tried).
Maybe you're overlooking a basic fact: if Bowman and Phelps use that style of freestyle, that style must be the best for Phelps.
Do you think that bowman would work years to make phelps swimming a freestyle that is a "joke" ?
maybe only Phelps can swim like Phelps, but even Lezark swim in a very similar way.
Maybe the key to view it is that the asymetric stroke can produce more high top speed when the arms are in power phase back.to-back and with a superb gliding and a outstanding kick you can minimize the loss of speed and keep your average speed higher that using the classic symetric styles.
Maybe the focal point is: is the "looping" styles really legal ? Phelps completely submerge for few moments gliding, against the rules, the feet can or can't break the surface, it's hard to see.
