Nice article about Chris in Swimmer Magazine Sept to October issue.
His stroke is Unique and it proves there is no stroke that fits all. I especially like his extension and I really like his finish. His shpoulders show me that they come out nicely and do not set up resistence as we see in many other swimmers. Chris if there are any better stills of your arm during the catch to finish mode I for one would like to see the underwater shots.
Very good stuff.
you just spin your wheels and go no where?
Well...he may spin his wheels -- I haven't seen his backstroke so I can't say -- but his backstroke times certainly indicate he gets somewhere pretty fast. :)
Well...he may spin his wheels -- I haven't seen his backstroke so I can't say -- but his backstroke times certainly indicate he gets somewhere pretty fast. :)
When I made that comment, I thought that he said he had to work backstroke really hard to go fast in another thread. Of course, he was talking about his 200 free... I am aware that Jeff's "slow" strokes are only slow relative to his fast stroke, and even then... :)
Interesting observation. I'm going to help out at a swim clinic in a few weeks (coaching backstroke); I'll watch out for this.
Chris one of the old East German coaches always told backstoke swimmers to let their lower jaw hang loose.
Chris one of the old East German coaches always told backstoke swimmers to let their lower jaw hang loose.
I tried this "lower jaw hanging loose" thing in practice the other day. How do you do it without getting water in your mouth?
Oh.. and still waiting for my Swimmer Mag. Mine always comes late.
I tried this "lower jaw hanging loose" thing in practice the other day. How do you do it without getting water in your mouth?
Try swimming backstroke on your back. That way air gets in your mouth and the water is behind your head.
To have a relaxed loose jaw does not mean you have to swallow water. I just tried it sitting here at the computer and my jaw was loose but my lips were not even open. I know that when I did swim backstroke I could have my mouth open and did not swallow water.
Relaxed jaw is the secret.
To have a relaxed loose jaw does not mean you have to swallow water. I just tried it sitting here at the computer and my jaw was loose but my lips were not even open. I know that when I did swim backstroke I could have my mouth open and did not swallow water.
Relaxed jaw is the secret.
I'll try it again. Thanks.
