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.
When my frayed tendons were acting up I used to swim with my thumb almost touching my body during the catch phase. This enabled the healing process by not putting pressure on the tendons. I raced roughly 350 miles over 2 months with frayed tendons plus training.
I do this as well. I have had surgery for DeQuervain's tendinitis www.eatonhand.com/.../hw008.htm which occasionally acts up. When it does, I don't stop, I just tuck my thumbs under and keep going. I swam like this for 12 months prior to surgery and now when it acts up post-surgery (it's been almost 2 years). I think it has helped my catch a bit, too.
When my frayed tendons were acting up I used to swim with my thumb almost touching my body during the catch phase. This enabled the healing process by not putting pressure on the tendons. I raced roughly 350 miles over 2 months with frayed tendons plus training.
I do this as well. I have had surgery for DeQuervain's tendinitis www.eatonhand.com/.../hw008.htm which occasionally acts up. When it does, I don't stop, I just tuck my thumbs under and keep going. I swam like this for 12 months prior to surgery and now when it acts up post-surgery (it's been almost 2 years). I think it has helped my catch a bit, too.
