If you talk to Michael specifically about what he is doing you will find that he is unique to masters swimming - these days. It may have not always been so...
Not so very unique in philosophy to some forumites who care a whole lot about how they swim.
Michael has been in the swimming game - and masters for years. He is not a new comer.
What he has done is change his focus and training philosophy 100% toward excellent technique. He has even created a buisiness around his passion for excellent swimming.
I just read the Swimming World Magazine article featuring Bobby Patten from TX who did the same thing.
These are swimmer-coaches and they work hard in and around the water all the time. They care about technique and learn more about better technique every day because they coach swimmers.
The combination works like nothing else.
I appreciate Fort, Ande, Chris, Allen and others who so openly share their training, racing errors and successes.
The sharing of technique ideas and experimentation here on this forum is like no other anywhere.
Today following the morning workout we are having a "race-prep" clinic for swimmers who are competing at the Long Beach Championships.
We have many who are quite novice or even 1st time meet swimmers.
When I spoke to a few of our national team members about coming out to help at the clinic, I was met with looks of surprise (I can't coach) and even indifference.
It reminded me how people forget that the best way to learn to do something better is to teach the skill.
Good Luck everyone race prepping this week. I hope you can find a swimmer to help tune-up along with you and then both swim FAST!
Not long ago I was asked by a local team to give a clinic on breaststroke,I learned a tremendous amount about breaststroke preparing for the clinic.Finding words for ideas really reinforces them.
