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January 7, 2005 - Pic of the Week

Posted by Glenn Mills on Jan 07, 2005 04:45AM (5,235 views)

For the New Year, we wanted to give you a new feature. In addition to the [url=http://www.goswim.tv/drilloftheweek_archives.php]Drill of the Week[/url], we will now offer a "[b]Pic of the Week[/b]." This will be a single image, with no caption or explanation. Sometimes it will be a famous swimmer, but sometimes it will be a soon-to-be famous swimmer. The poses that we show may not always be the "usual" swim shots we've come to expect in swim magazines or even on our website. We want the Pic of the Week to be something that makes you THINK. And it will be up to YOU to determine the meaning of the image.

We believe that each aspect of swimming can be interpreted differently by each swimmer, based on his or her age, ability, physiology, goals, and expectations So, rather than have US tell YOU what to think...we want YOU to tell US what the picture means to YOU.

We'll launch this new feature with one of my favorite shots. It's Jeff Rouse, photographed from the bottom of an 18-foot diving well. With that...have at it!

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Steve G	Responded Jan 07, 2005 10:02AM Great picture - and Pic of the week is a good idea too. Thanks Steve
Coach Black	Responded Jan 07, 2005 10:50AM I think he is swimming breaststroke, not certain on that one. Can you get back to me on this. Just Kidding Seriously with this pic the thing that I am drawn to is Jeff's left arm. Specifically the 90 degree bend in his elbow. It looks like he is the middle of his pull. Does anyone know if he has three or two power phases to his pull? I know that there are benefits to both and I was wondering which style Jeff uses.
GatorCoach	Responded Jan 07, 2005 02:46PM Wow! His right arm is so much longer than his left arm.
JonLi	Responded Jan 07, 2005 11:30PM 3 i beleive
JonLi	Responded Jan 07, 2005 11:33PM Hmm.... maybe its just me but it doesnt really look like hes rotating his body enough, maybe thats just me :D
pravin	Responded Jan 09, 2005 02:32AM Doing backstrock Gliding through right hand Just finished pull through left arm, About to start push through lef arm
Fred	Responded Jan 09, 2005 12:30PM I have to agree with the specialist. This is a view from the bottom.
A.Porteus	Responded Jan 09, 2005 09:27PM I am drawn to his feet, they look like fins! His knees seem to be bent more then i would think to bend them. How deep sould your kick be in backstroke?
Maureen McGarity	Responded Jan 10, 2005 06:19PM I mostly think about "timing of the catch" when I see this picture.
Barbara Hummel	Responded Jan 11, 2005 11:08AM I notice how much of his head is under water -- he's really low. And I notice the incredibly long and straight pulling surface he creates with his left arm. The pulling surface runs all the way from his fingertips, through the hand, the wrist, and along the forearm up to the elbow. Even if you rotate a lot (which Jeff does), there's always got to be ONE POINT where he's between sides and a little bit flat. I think this frame captured that point.
permianswimmer	Responded Jan 20, 2005 10:10PM Maybe hes just one of those backstrokers that bob when they swim.. and i dont know about yall, but he doesnt have that good of form.
Judson	Responded Jan 20, 2005 11:43PM It is tough to make that call from that one shot. I think that even the best of the best (which this swimmer certainly is) look like this at certain points in their strokes. In the interest of discussion and looking at this frame what would you have this swimmer do differently?
Glenn Mills	Responded Jan 21, 2005 12:02PM Permian... as Judd says, it's tough to evaluate someone's entire form from one stroke, so I'll make sure you know... this photo is of Jeff Rouse, former World Record Holder, and Olympic Champion. In my opinion, probably one of the most technically correct backstrokers on the planet. Now, because these are single shots, I AM trying to look for positions that MAY be interpreted a bit differently by people, so, no wrong answers. However, most of the swimmer that will appear in these pictures are pretty darn accomplished and fast. Hope that helps a bit.
Doug Hoffer	Responded Feb 12, 2005 09:42AM 1) The vortices shed by Jeff's right hand after finishing his last stroke can still be clearly seen as having finished below and to the very far outside of his right thigh. I would have expected to see him finish that last right hand stroke a little closer to his thigh but the extreme depth of his finish would, if Maureen is correct in saying that Jeff rotates alot, put him in good position (with his right shoulder out) for and before the entry of the left arm pull that we are looking at. And he does appear to have done so, judging by the lack of air trapped by the left arm. Kristina Egerzege, as well, finished her pulls wide of the body but still set world records. 2) Jeff probably has a powerful kick. Both feet are positioned in a tight rotation that almost falls within the hip lines and with very little surface splash. His left leg is pressing his left side upward starting to establish the rotation toward the soon-to-be entering right hand. Such a move would seem to have as its consequence a wide finish of the left arm not unlike what we just observed on the right. Apparently, the lift that he receives from, what I call, the downward throw compensates for the loss of forward momentum that he incurs from finishing wide of the body. If I were his coach I would encourage him to finish with his hands closer to his body while not giving up any downward thrust.
swimming tiger	Responded Aug 07, 2010 09:12PM how do you become "pic of the week??" ....woah! it looks like he is swimming in the sky!!!

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