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.
"One of the most consistent findings in all great swimmers is the high elbow under water. Using a high elbow doesn't increase power. It increases efficiency tremendously by reducing drag. A bent high elbow creates much less drag than a straight arm pulling deep."
First things first, this is my first post on the web site; I've been lurking for a long time. I've just gotten back into swimming after being out for 10+ years. I’m trying to get back into shape and may do a few meets if I ever feel so motivated. I find the tech suit discussions very entertaining. On the other hand I find the looping and strait arm freestyle stoke discussions very interesting as I’m always looking to improve my stroke. The looping, or catch-up as I’ve always called it, as well as strait arm vs. bent arm has been argued for years, and probably will be for a long time to come. I’m not going to comment either way on what I may think is better on either the suit or stoke discussions since I don’t have scientific proof either way for one or the other, but the quote above caught my attention. Does anybody have a video of the underwater view of what Gary Hall Jr. is talking about? I understand a strait arm vs. a bent arm, but what happened to the old “S” shape you carved out as your body moved around the hand in the water? Is he saying that keeping the hand shallower in the water rather than stretching out is more efficient for a shorter swim? Any input you guys have would be great! Keep in mind, I'm not a beginner by any means; I was lucky enough to swim for *** Hannula towards the end of my career and was forced to re-learn all my strokes at the age of 18. So I do have a good understanding of the basics of freestyle, but Gary Hall’s quote seems a bit confusing.
I’ll go back to lurking now…
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"One of the most consistent findings in all great swimmers is the high elbow under water. Using a high elbow doesn't increase power. It increases efficiency tremendously by reducing drag. A bent high elbow creates much less drag than a straight arm pulling deep."
First things first, this is my first post on the web site; I've been lurking for a long time. I've just gotten back into swimming after being out for 10+ years. I’m trying to get back into shape and may do a few meets if I ever feel so motivated. I find the tech suit discussions very entertaining. On the other hand I find the looping and strait arm freestyle stoke discussions very interesting as I’m always looking to improve my stroke. The looping, or catch-up as I’ve always called it, as well as strait arm vs. bent arm has been argued for years, and probably will be for a long time to come. I’m not going to comment either way on what I may think is better on either the suit or stoke discussions since I don’t have scientific proof either way for one or the other, but the quote above caught my attention. Does anybody have a video of the underwater view of what Gary Hall Jr. is talking about? I understand a strait arm vs. a bent arm, but what happened to the old “S” shape you carved out as your body moved around the hand in the water? Is he saying that keeping the hand shallower in the water rather than stretching out is more efficient for a shorter swim? Any input you guys have would be great! Keep in mind, I'm not a beginner by any means; I was lucky enough to swim for *** Hannula towards the end of my career and was forced to re-learn all my strokes at the age of 18. So I do have a good understanding of the basics of freestyle, but Gary Hall’s quote seems a bit confusing.
I’ll go back to lurking now…
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