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Pic of the Week - April 22, 2005

Posted by Glenn Mills on Apr 22, 2005 10:28AM (4,227 views)

This week's Pic of the Week features Jeff Rouse performing a backstroke start. We are offering our usual special incentive for you to post your comments.

Jeff Start

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Responses

FishTail	Responded Apr 22, 2005 12:06PM Wow! I want to look like that (except not topless).
coachkopie	Responded Apr 22, 2005 12:44PM holy supersonic human airborne missile batman.
NW	Responded Apr 22, 2005 12:50PM How do you start like that without taking too much time by going too deep?
GatorCoach	Responded Apr 22, 2005 12:52PM RIGHT TO THE STREAMLINE! And, it's TIGHT. You can tell he's just itching to whip his body and transfer that momentum down the pool. How long did he have to stay like that for this picture?
Mike	Responded Apr 22, 2005 01:02PM I see several things...all of which I want to be able to do...none of which I can do...but then again, I'd actually have to PRACTICE them!!! If you look at Jeff's head, he's looking way back (ie in the direction that he's heading in). I suspect that this is helping him arch his back to be able to get out of the water (from the starting position). Also, his hand and arms are nicely streamlined. Lastly, its obvious that he's pushing hard with his legs at this late stage of the start. Am I correct to say 1-through the head and arms back-initiating the movement from the upper body then 2-push hard with the legs in an up-and-out direction to get the upper body out and above the water to be able to re-enter with the hands instead of just pushing through the water. I NEED more information on backstroke starts - more technique tips from ANYONE???PLEASE???
JZ	Responded Apr 22, 2005 01:58PM You have to see the little things, the details. See that white bottle on the right? Keep hydrated.
Glenn Mills	Responded Apr 22, 2005 02:20PM The "little things" I like, is that he's OBVIOUSLY not swimming in the end with the MEDIUM, and SLOW lanes. :)
Billy	Responded Apr 22, 2005 03:24PM Not to contradict you, Mike, but it appears to me that the head is almost in line with the spine while the chest is what is stretching to "see" the other end.
pravin	Responded Apr 23, 2005 01:53AM Back stroke even by diving,Good balance in starting position with back curvature.starting posture Completely similar to that of free style but with inverse direction. Great body position,
JonLi	Responded Apr 24, 2005 05:24PM i wish my start was the awesome..... >.< XD
pravin	Responded Apr 25, 2005 02:06AM Not received incetive video connection so far( about 48 hours),This is for first time i have to wait for more than 6-12 hours,even sometime i have received connections within few minutes Some technical problem this time?
Glenn Mills	Responded Apr 25, 2005 08:33AM The technical problem is officially called... weekend. :)
Nora	Responded May 15, 2005 09:08PM I can only describe this image as perfect, what a technique! what a style!
Lynne Bart	Responded Jul 11, 2010 06:41PM Great form, love to see the video to show my kids.

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