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The Backstroke Lane

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over 14 years ago
Backstrokers unite. We know every detail of the ceilings where we train unless it's the sky which is ever changing. We SDK every day. It's breath taking. We go forwards in reverse. We get to flip over on turns. We gotta stay on our back. We swim back. We kick back. Aaron's the man YouTube- Aaron Peirsol gets title and new record, from Universal Sports YouTube- Aaron Peirsol Late Night Appearance/Interview (8.28.08) What did you do in practice today? the breastroke lane The Middle Distance Lane The Backstroke Lane The Butterfly Lane The SDK Lane The Taper Lane The Distance Lane The IM Lane The Sprint Free Lane The Pool Deck
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  • over 13 years ago
    Since the backstroke lane is currently active, I thought I'd solicit comments about my 200 backstroke from the Auburn Meet. Backstroke is my weakest event by far. I'm in lane 1: YouTube - E18H04 200BK Note that I didn't take this event very seriously but I still swam it hard... especially near the end when I noticed I was still close to the swimmer next to me. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Three quick items I would suggest you take on first, and probably in the order presented to improve the overall 200: Smaller, tighter, faster kick. The rotation is fine, but the amplitude seems too large and the frequency needs to pick up. This will take some kick sets in practice to sustain over a 200. Streamline Dolphin Kick off start/turns. Try to get more out of the start and turn by lengthening your time in SDK. Again, practice is key to maintaining your SDK over a 200. Arm entry. You seem to overreach at the top of your stroke. Your hands are entering past the centerline of your head/spine. This tends to move your hips left to right. Get someone to watch as you try to move that entry along or outside of the centerline. Then focus on the downward catch and pull-through.
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  • over 13 years ago
    Since the backstroke lane is currently active, I thought I'd solicit comments about my 200 backstroke from the Auburn Meet. Backstroke is my weakest event by far. I'm in lane 1: YouTube - E18H04 200BK Note that I didn't take this event very seriously but I still swam it hard... especially near the end when I noticed I was still close to the swimmer next to me. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Three quick items I would suggest you take on first, and probably in the order presented to improve the overall 200: Smaller, tighter, faster kick. The rotation is fine, but the amplitude seems too large and the frequency needs to pick up. This will take some kick sets in practice to sustain over a 200. Streamline Dolphin Kick off start/turns. Try to get more out of the start and turn by lengthening your time in SDK. Again, practice is key to maintaining your SDK over a 200. Arm entry. You seem to overreach at the top of your stroke. Your hands are entering past the centerline of your head/spine. This tends to move your hips left to right. Get someone to watch as you try to move that entry along or outside of the centerline. Then focus on the downward catch and pull-through.
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