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This week's Pic is of Brendan Hansen. Let us know what this picture means to you.
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This is really a phenomenal picture - to me it speaks of minimizing resistance while he generates speed. I note how he has completed maybe half of his pull (having already "rounded the corner" toward the insweep) and his head is just beginning to emerge from the water. This tells me he has kept his head in line until he could generate sufficient momentum with his arms. Also, I note that his legs are still streamlined, once again minimizing drag whilst transitioning from a mostly non-propulsive phase to the propulsive. This just speaks so much to me in terms of efficiency. I have been working with the kids on a later head lift in breaststroke to avoid the old, half step back (the early head lift), one step forward (the lunge forward), and I have linked this image into next weeks workout. There will be two copies in each lane!!! Honestly though, my interpretation probably colored by my recent focii as a coach, so maybe my percepption is a case of "when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail". I would be really interested in what Glenn has to say about this (having done a few laps of breaststroke in his day). |
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Wow, look at that body position even as he begins to come up for a breath! I would have guessed his feet would have been closer together at this point though. I also like that he is exhaling now so that he can get a quick breath. Great picture! |
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This a mental picture I carried of my self in nearly every workout I swam. If a swimmer can get their body into this position with ease and regularity, they are set up to do AMAZING things. |
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Looks to be his first breath off the wall. The kick is finished leaving his legs in a streamlined position as he is arms are getting leverage to pull and lift. Eyes are looking forward as he exhales through is nose and prepares to inhale. |
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That's not to say I ever looked like this. This is just what I tried to look like.
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ya'll think too much.. but I guess thats how you can tell the difference between swimmers and coaches. If his feet were any closer it would be unnatural and forced. I ask ya'll if all the best breaststrokers swim the stroke identically ? And what does that say? |
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I still want to hear Glenn's thoughts on this pic, but I'll take Dave Denniston's anytime. I bet you're being modest Dave, the races were probably closer than you let on! |
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Wow---to me the picture is power, efficiency, body connected from fingertips to toes. The picture is great! Obvious, but...so is Brendan!! By the way, as a cellist I look at hands, wrist, arms..looks like he could play the cello well too, if he's got an ear!! :D |
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I remember one race - Dave was a senior and Brendon a freshman - it was the 200 breaststroke and Dave was leading most of the way. If Brendon would catch him, Dave would lead out on the turn. Dave had very powerful turns. Dave was on his way to break Mike Barrowman's record. It was quite the race. Then that little whippersnapper Brendon was sneaking up on him. In the very last yard - Brendon was able to to get ahead. So while Brendon gets the credit for breaking Mike Barrowman's record - Dave broke it, too. Whoosh, what a race. |
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The reason I chose this particular moment in Brendan's stroke, was really to teach swimmers patience in their kick. What really struck me here was simply how DEEP he is into his pull, and his legs are still motionless in their recovery. It really shows how the connection of it all works for him. He doesn't BRING his legs up, he DRAWS them up from the head, spine, hips, thighs, THEN the rest of the legs just follow. When I DO swim... this is what I think about... like Dave said. Keep this image in your head. I FEEL like I look like this... lol... but I know I don't. :) |
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This picture is greta! I can't swim breaststroke all that great, but from this pic I can see what I need to do. GREAT PIC!!! |
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