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Our Pic of the Week illustrates butterfly.
Tell us what you notice about this swimmer's non-breathing stroke.
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I think this picture ilustrates those tradeoffs or signatures that swimmers do...on one hand he is fairly high in the water for a non-breathing stroke (actually he looks like my favourite drill that I named ("chin drag")...on the other hand the high shoulders position allows him for a clean and fast recovery. Great position and extension of the head and neck. Tomas |
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Are you sure he is not breathing on this stroke? |
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Yep. I'm sure. |
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hm, and I could bet he's finished breathing already. |
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I noticed that Olympic swimmer put their chin to their chest during this phase of the stroke. This essentially increases the downhill feel for fly. This swimmer is doing a great job of maintaining a neutral head position. Do you guy believe, agree, or teach the chin to chest method? |
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I favor a neutral head position as in the picture. The "chin to chest method" implies a downward position of the head that most likely will increase drag and also a shortening of the neck that will affect balance. Tomas |
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in my very humble opinion i see no way this swimmer could get a breath of air even if he wanted to- his face is IN the water. tomas, what exactly makes you think that this guy is breathing? i mean i'm trying really hard to see what you are seeing, but if this swimmer were breathing he would be drowning. low arms on the recovery very nice. |
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Hi iswim. You got me completely wrong, I haven't say at any moment that the swimmer is breathing...there is no way he could be doing so...I agree complteley with you. Tomas |
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I believe the swimmer has just completed a breath and is returning to the "chin to chest" position. Were we to see the next photo, his hips would have risen to the surface and his head would be under the water, dropped down Have you not tried breathing "in the pocket"? |
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i know about brathing in the pocket- i just don't see one in this picture- the caption clearly states that this is a "no breathing" stroke. |
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Hi Cyndi...I just want to ask you about the "dropped down" position of the head that you mention...as far as I know and experienced, dropping the head is a big mistake in butterfly swimming. Tomas |
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