In GO SWIM ALL STROKES, Olympic Gold Medalist Kaitlin Sandeno and Olympic Silver MedalistErik Vendt share their key focus points for developing perfect technique in all four strokes. Their focus points work for every level of swimmer -- novice to elite -- and you don't have to learn drills or change your normal workout routine in order to incorporate them into your stroke. You can start to apply them immediately, the next time you go to the pool. The extraordinary swimming footage of Kaitlin and Erik, combined with clear explanations of what they do and how they do it, will help take your swimming to the next level.
* Discover Kaitlin and Erik's key focus points for Fly, Back, Breast, and Free.
* Learn WHY each point is important, and HOW it will help you go faster.
* Each focus point is illustrated from multiple angles -- side, head-on, below, and rear -- and from above and below the surface.
* More than 20 minutes of slow-motion and freeze-frame footage allows you to zoom in on key moves and really SEE how to do them.
* Use Kaitlin and Erik's favorite drills to practice each key element... or just GO SWIM!
* Laminated Stroke Guide helps you remember each focal point at the pool.
* Bonus section covers starts, as well as turns for all 4 strokes plus IM transition turns, with above-water, underwater, and slow-motion footage.
KAITLIN SANDENO is an Olympic Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medalist, as well as the American Record Holder in the 400 IM (SCM and LCM). She anchored the 800 Freestyle Relay in Athens to win gold and set a new world record. ERIK VENDT is the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist in the 400 IM and holder of the 2nd fastest 400 IM of all time. He was the first American to break 15 minutes for 1500 LCM Freestyle and holds the American Record in the 1500 SCM Freestyle.
GO SWIM ALL STROKES was written, filmed, and produced by the team of GLENN MILLS, a member of the 1980 Olympic Swim Team, and BARBARA HUMMEL, veteran of two Olympic Trials and currently a coach and World Top-Ten Masters swimmer.
Relax in the water!
What Kaitlin Sandeno does beneath the surface of the water is mesmerizing, and the thing that strikes me most is her tremendous FEEL for the water, and how relaxed her hands are.
在水里放轻松!
在水下的Kaitlin Sandeno简直象是被施放了催眠术,最令我惊奇的是她极佳的水感,而且懂得如何放松手。
Kaitlin's hands are SO relaxed as she swims. She pitches them at just the right angle, and always seem to have such a soft grasp on the water.
在Kaitlin游泳时她的手非常放松,总是将它们放在合适的位置,而抓水的动作非常柔和。
Imagine what she's feeling, and how, with the relaxed fingers, she exposes ALL the parts of her hand and palm to the water. And notice that even her forearm seems to “feel” for the water.
去想像她的感受,如何,用放松的手指,她使自己的手和掌充分的对准水,同时注意她的前臂也仿佛在感受水。
After you've had a good look, head to the pool and try to relax your fingers during your extension and during the initiation of your pull. You'll probably not keep your fingers too far apart at any point, and you may completely close them during the pull. These are personal traits that you shouldn’t worry about too much. For this exercise, simply try to relax while you extend, and then, begin your pull with the same relaxed hand.
当你注视着池底,将头侵入水中,在你伸展和开始划水的时候试着去放松手指。你大概不习惯把手指分的太开,你可以在划水时把它们并拢。这完全是个人习惯,你不必为此多担心。通过这个练习,你可以试着在伸展的时候放松,然后在你开始划水的同时让手也保持同样放松。
Some of us just try too hard, and expend our energy in the wrong places. This is just one idea for learning how to relax, if even for an instant, while you swim.
有人训练很努力,但是花费了大量的精力在不合适的地方,这就是为什么我们要去学习在游泳时如何放松.
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