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Print this entrySwimming Picture of the Week - September 9, 2008
Here's a nice pic of a backstroker about to finish. Tell us what you think.
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From the pics angle, it looks like he is still a good four feet from the wall (notice his head appears as in line with the "T." ) At this point, his legs/feet are way too deep. By arching his back and looking for the wall underwater, his body is now in a crescent position.
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Hmmmm... do we know how deep the pool is? We'd really have to know that prior to guessing how far away from the wall he is. At this point, his head is passed the "T" from what I can see (maybe we're seeing different things, or just splitting hairs... he's about at the "T"). As his right hand is still pushing, he may still be rotating to his left side as you state. We also don't know... a) how fast is this swimmer going, b) how strong is this swimmer, c) how good of a connection the water does this swimmer have. What I can tell from this is that he's not going directly into the wall. Other than that, I just don't know. Good points though Doug... all things that need to be done... I'm just not going to speculate he's not going to do them here. |
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PS... I think the splash of his arm is cool. ;) |
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Very cool splash. Also of cool note...appears as though he didn't shave for this event. FYI, I am starting a video swim school this week using "The Works." Discussions like these will really help. Thanks |
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Isn't this funny - when I first looked at the picture, I thought the end of the pool was at the top of the photo, that the black strip was his goggles, and that his left arm was under the water (ie he was rolled on his left side) - he had a really big bicep with a mole on his upper arm, and a large vein in his elbow crook...i just couldn't figure out where his feet were!! Hmmmm..... |
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:) Now that is pretty funny... like one of those optical illusions. Good description though. |
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Hi Doug,
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"The Works" are a twenty plus dvd series of videos from Go Swim. Cover everything a coach could ever want. Figured I'd be best served bt sharing them with my swimmers. I do swimmer video recording too. I use a Coach's Cam for underwater views, and an above the surface video camera, as well. We then run the data through a system for split video comparison. Very cool techie stuff. I just do the voice over. We do a little post recording, data management, then we then give the swimmers their own dvd. |
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Why do we see so many backstrokers finish with an arched-back when by turning on their sides (up to 89 degrees) they get a longer reach and therefore an earlier finish. We encourage long reach in Front Crawl for the obvious reasons, doesn't it make as much sense on a backstroke finish. Or is that too obvious> |
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I think a couple reasons for the back finish like this... 1) the danger of going past that 90° mark. I think that too many kids may instinctively reach, roll, and look for the finish and out of habit roll a bit too much. So safety would be the first. 2) the arm is coming from such a high angle with the straight arm extended, the velocity can help this final lunge in a more direct line... as long as the timing is correct, or, referring back to what Coach Doug was talking about initially. If the swimmer's too far away, then they may stall, which is when the side position that you speak of would be more beneficial. UGH... SO MANY DECISIONS! That's why I like breaststroke. ;) |
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Here's a link to our discount packages. "The Works" gets you all the DVDs and CDs that we sell, with the exception of Combat Side Stroke. The discount is 15%. |
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