JasoninHalifax wrote:
That's a good point, when I'm doing hard sets, especially fly sets, I do visualize what an "ideal" stroke would look like and try to do that. the "Phelps" style, which is very low and forward, breathing every stroke, with a really strong front end, is what usually comes to mind.
I'm a shitty breaststroker. Usually I'm just trying not to get lapped by the pregnant lady in my lane (said pregnant lady did a 2:58 for her 200 breast at the last meet...)
backstroke, I usually pretend I'm ryan lochte. not because Lochte is fast (because he is), just that my wife thinks he's really cute....
Since you're always swim in meters, I'm guessing the preggo girl did 2:58 for 200
scm??? Damn, that is fast espec given she's prob not supposed to get her HR over around 75%??? Sh*t, she'd prob be going 2:30-ish if going all out, which is close to world class!!!
I like Ryosuke cause he is just so, so, so smooth that, even at WR 200 m pace, his arms don't even splash when entering the water, except in his final 25 meters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cslxxJU-A5U Runners talk about "poetry in motion" (PIM), and I've seen one or two runners who i would put in the PIM category, but I firmly believe swimmers like Irie have the most graceful runners beat in the PIM dept, since swimming is just so much more complex.
"Anyone can be who they want to be IF they have the HUNGER and the DRIVE."