I like seeing a great grab start like that. Nothing fancy, just a straight dive like an arrow into the pool. Rich gained half a body length on the start alone.
Rich: do you take any breaths on a 50, typically?
Kirk,
After our state meet in April I started training with my buddy Mark Johnston from the Swim Dogs team. As a high school coach he had access to their pool and several of us trained at noontime. He video taped my start, found some flaws (I took off with too much of an upward trajectory and went way too deep) that we were able to work on. All my starts at nationals were a significant improvement from my typical start where I feel like I'm wearing a parachute.
SCY or SCM I never take a breath unless I've had to swim another event within 20 or so minutes prior. I try to slightly hyperventilate before the start. I'm really not conscious of even wanting to breath. LCM I'll typically take one breath at about 40 meters. If I don't breath that once, the need can become distracting.
Rich
I like seeing a great grab start like that. Nothing fancy, just a straight dive like an arrow into the pool. Rich gained half a body length on the start alone.
Rich: do you take any breaths on a 50, typically?
Kirk,
After our state meet in April I started training with my buddy Mark Johnston from the Swim Dogs team. As a high school coach he had access to their pool and several of us trained at noontime. He video taped my start, found some flaws (I took off with too much of an upward trajectory and went way too deep) that we were able to work on. All my starts at nationals were a significant improvement from my typical start where I feel like I'm wearing a parachute.
SCY or SCM I never take a breath unless I've had to swim another event within 20 or so minutes prior. I try to slightly hyperventilate before the start. I'm really not conscious of even wanting to breath. LCM I'll typically take one breath at about 40 meters. If I don't breath that once, the need can become distracting.
Rich
