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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Experiments in stroke have gone on for a long time. I have used the strait arm recovery when sprinting. We even tried slamming the hand into the water which lifted the body higher in the water. I also had a very furious deep kick when swimming in 3 feet of water my toes almost touched the bottom of the pool and the heals exited the water. Then I again changed to not slamming the hand into the water re Newton's third law.
If you notice my avatar you will see my stroke as almost windmill style with a large body roll. no catchup there. The hand during the catch phase was well into the catch as the arm was exiting the from the finish. That picture was taken in 1956 at the Olympics but during a training session and pic opportunity.
After seeing the Japanese swimmers in the 56 Olympics my stroke changed quite a bit to an extending stroke. which delayed the start of the catch.
When I started swimming distance, the higher elbow and a much more increased roll and of course a different kick, not so agressive.
Experiments in stroke have gone on for a long time. I have used the strait arm recovery when sprinting. We even tried slamming the hand into the water which lifted the body higher in the water. I also had a very furious deep kick when swimming in 3 feet of water my toes almost touched the bottom of the pool and the heals exited the water. Then I again changed to not slamming the hand into the water re Newton's third law.
If you notice my avatar you will see my stroke as almost windmill style with a large body roll. no catchup there. The hand during the catch phase was well into the catch as the arm was exiting the from the finish. That picture was taken in 1956 at the Olympics but during a training session and pic opportunity.
After seeing the Japanese swimmers in the 56 Olympics my stroke changed quite a bit to an extending stroke. which delayed the start of the catch.
When I started swimming distance, the higher elbow and a much more increased roll and of course a different kick, not so agressive.
