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The Backstroke Lane

ande
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 11 years ago
    Seems like you are making improvements with both your technique and time drops. Overall it looks like a solid swim to me. Your body position looks neutral and your head relaxed, things I have to work on due to the extra pounds I'm lugging around these days. The only technique thing that I can see is with your left arm, looks like it is crossing the mid-line of your body. Maybe feel out your body rotation to see if it is consistent on both sides. You might be kicking too fast, so work on pointing your toes and tilting your pelvis up. Keep working those skd's (I have followed Ande and other's advice about having a set number of sdk's off each wall) and your underwaters will really make a difference in speed. Keep up the good work! :cheerleader: Thanks! I used to cross over like crazy with both arms, and it's something I have to focus on to keep from doing during a swim. Unfortunately, my mind is usually preoccupied with trying to get enough oxygen (oddly, I have no problem doing underwater 50s, but put me in a backstroke race and I start to go into oxy dep), not cramping, trying to keep my head tilted forward, and not dying, so I start to crossover from time to time. I've really been working on the SDK and will continue to work heavily on them through Nats.
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  • over 11 years ago
    Seems like you are making improvements with both your technique and time drops. Overall it looks like a solid swim to me. Your body position looks neutral and your head relaxed, things I have to work on due to the extra pounds I'm lugging around these days. The only technique thing that I can see is with your left arm, looks like it is crossing the mid-line of your body. Maybe feel out your body rotation to see if it is consistent on both sides. You might be kicking too fast, so work on pointing your toes and tilting your pelvis up. Keep working those skd's (I have followed Ande and other's advice about having a set number of sdk's off each wall) and your underwaters will really make a difference in speed. Keep up the good work! :cheerleader: Thanks! I used to cross over like crazy with both arms, and it's something I have to focus on to keep from doing during a swim. Unfortunately, my mind is usually preoccupied with trying to get enough oxygen (oddly, I have no problem doing underwater 50s, but put me in a backstroke race and I start to go into oxy dep), not cramping, trying to keep my head tilted forward, and not dying, so I start to crossover from time to time. I've really been working on the SDK and will continue to work heavily on them through Nats.
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