Here is a link to some extended videos - 15 minutes to a half hour - of swimming training videos.
www.universalsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml
My question comes from the 'Backstroke with Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte' video. Starting around 4:45 mark, it emphasizes a level head (eyes looking straight up, chin up high) and a chest out of water as important to a good backstroke. Any thoughts?
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it emphasizes a level head (eyes looking straight up, chin up high)
I've heard that looking straight up at the ceiling applies to relatively longer distance, but that for shorter distance say 50m your head should have a small angle to the surface, looking slightly toward the end of the pool (your feet direction) which helps with speed. "Chin up high" would make my nose filled with water :(
it emphasizes a level head (eyes looking straight up, chin up high)
I've heard that looking straight up at the ceiling applies to relatively longer distance, but that for shorter distance say 50m your head should have a small angle to the surface, looking slightly toward the end of the pool (your feet direction) which helps with speed. "Chin up high" would make my nose filled with water :(
