There are many different styles of freestyle that may all work great (as can be seen in each Olympic). TI is one "camp". Are there any other major (i.e. comparable to the influence and effect of TI) camps out there?
Thanks--those are real camps :) What I had in mind was more in the abstract sense, i.e. major techniques that are influential. Do the two camps mentioned above have some particular techniques? I like TI and watching TI swimming, but sometimes I also found some non-TI swimming that also look pretty good and inspiring.
Part of the answer depends upon what events you're training for; for example, the straight arm recovery freestyle you see in sprints these days is definitely an alternate school of technique thought that works well there, but would be painful (unless you're Janet Evans making a comeback) for most of us Masters' swimmers to try to do in mid-distance to distance.
TI is likely a great place to look, depending upon where you are technique-wise and what you're looking to accomplish.
Thanks--those are real camps :) What I had in mind was more in the abstract sense, i.e. major techniques that are influential. Do the two camps mentioned above have some particular techniques? I like TI and watching TI swimming, but sometimes I also found some non-TI swimming that also look pretty good and inspiring.
Part of the answer depends upon what events you're training for; for example, the straight arm recovery freestyle you see in sprints these days is definitely an alternate school of technique thought that works well there, but would be painful (unless you're Janet Evans making a comeback) for most of us Masters' swimmers to try to do in mid-distance to distance.
TI is likely a great place to look, depending upon where you are technique-wise and what you're looking to accomplish.
