Take a look at the last 15 meters of this summer's 100 fly race in Rome:
YouTube - Michael Phelps New World Record and Wins 100m Butterfly Final Rome 09 08 01
Phelps and Cavic are swimming stroke for stoke as they approach the wall. The difference is that Phelps, turning over his strokes at essentially the same rate at Cavic, is going faster.
Am I wrong in concluding that today's coaches seem to emphasize distance per stroke over turnover?
Take a look at the last 15 meters of this summer's 100 fly race in Rome:
YouTube - Michael Phelps New World Record and Wins 100m Butterfly Final Rome 09 08 01
Phelps and Cavic are swimming stroke for stoke as they approach the wall. The difference is that Phelps, turning over his strokes at essentially the same rate at Cavic, is going faster.
Am I wrong in concluding that today's coaches seem to emphasize distance per stroke over turnover?
