“Efficiency and speed have to be developed by having efficiency at slow speed.”
“In order for an athlete to reach the highest level of competitive swimming, be it in surf, triathlon, or actual competition swimming, they must possess great skill development. It is quite an obvious fact that we do not see champion athletes with poor technique. Swimming is a technique driven sport and the development of skills is paramount if one wishes the maximum potential of the athlete that they are working with.”
“Swimming drills are about doing things 100% right, 99% right is equivalent to 100% wrong, so quality control must be exercised during this early period of development whether its in a basic training program or super elite program.”
“No matter whether you are at the junior level or senior level there is no chance when it comes to technique. Everyone will vary in the amount of training they do, but no one will question technique.”
Master Australian and Head UK Coach Bill Sweetenham, link to Youtube video featuring Bill Sweetenham, and swimmers Ian Thorpe, Stephanie Rice, Libby Trickett
Butterfly
- Michael Phelps FLY
- Cdn Masters Swim Champs ’16 – lane5, swimming w 31cadence, massive glide = 2:08 for 200FLY
Backstroke
- Ryan Lochte|Speedo – Backstroke
- Ryan Lochte – UDK
- Matt Grevers
- Drills
- Ohio State Drills & Balanced Kick
Breaststroke
- Rio Olympics BR finals – watch how the hips are rifled forwards with each stroke
Freestyle
- Grant Hackett & Ian Thorpe – note the hi elbows @catch, the kick
- Michael Klim – FR flip turn followed by 8 UDKs
- Alexander Popov – phases of FR
- Alexander Popov Training
- Grant Hackett – note hi elbows & 4beat kick
- Grant Hacket FR technique
- Janet Evans – 2beat kick, windmill arms and head up breathing
- Ian Thorpe
- Ian Thrope – slo mo & split screen
- Ian Thorpe – Training Champions 1
- Ian Thorpe – Training Champions 2
- Ian Thorpe – Training Champions 3
- Michael Phelps – 5years No Days Off
- Michael Phelps FR
Flexibility
Diet & Nutrition
Coach – Bill Sweetenham
- Using Paddles (also reference 2016-Dec-21 Wednesday: Anchoring on Workouts 2016-12 webpage)
- Butterfly
- Backstroke
- Breaststroke
- Freestyle
- Individual Medley
- ABCs of Drills 1
- ABCs of Drills 2
- Advanced Drills 1
- Advanced Drills 2
- Starts, Turns & Finishes 1
- Starts, Turns & Finishes 2
- Essentials of Speed & Efficiency
- Essentials of Coaching
- Swimmer as a Product Part 1
- Swimmer as a Product Part 2
Coach – Richard Quick, Auburn U, Stanford U & US Olympic Team Head Coach
- Butterfly
- Backstroke
- Breaststroke
- Freestyle
- IM Turns
- Turns
- Dryland Training
- Posture Drills (in water)
- Pencil Drill
Coach – Bob Bowman
- Characteristics of a Champion
- 15 Episodes by Bowman covering goal setting, to racing multiple events, to individual stroke technique
Coach – Gary Hall Sr
- The Race Club – numerous swimisodes on stroke technique