Foreward: My 50 was a good time for me, my 200 time I have actually beat in practice from a push. Criticism on my 50, starts and turns would probably be most beneficial to me, but I am interested to get feedback on some race pace video. These videos are from the DAM SCM meet yesterday.
My times are annotated in the video, but here they are for reference.
50: 27.71
200: 33.48/36.18/36.78/33.77 1:09.66/1:10.55 2:20.21
YouTube- Mike 50 free DAM SCM 2009
YouTube- Mike 200 free DAM SCM 2009
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Mr. Q: Would you consider an observation that your left hand crosses over the center? That left hand then slashes over to the left before moving underneath your torso. All that had motion moves your hips and legs out of a streamline position. Some swimmers with a huge kick can get away with a cross over stroke (i.e., Alexander Popov) but most, including me, cannot.
I'm sure you have seen this video of Ian Thorpe--his hands seem to stay pretty much within his bodyline throughout the entire stroke.
YouTube- Thorpe Front View Underwater
Mr. Q: Would you consider an observation that your left hand crosses over the center? That left hand then slashes over to the left before moving underneath your torso. All that had motion moves your hips and legs out of a streamline position. Some swimmers with a huge kick can get away with a cross over stroke (i.e., Alexander Popov) but most, including me, cannot.
I'm sure you have seen this video of Ian Thorpe--his hands seem to stay pretty much within his bodyline throughout the entire stroke.
YouTube- Thorpe Front View Underwater
