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Video Swimming Assessment
 Karen
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| Program |
Mount Auburn Club
- Video Swimming Improvement Program - Sun May 9, 2010 |
| Initial Video |
See
clips dated 09-May-10 |
| Final Video |
See clips dated 06-Jun-10
Your posture has improved, and your breathing is a bit quicker,
but you still need to work on keeping that leading arm extended
while breathing.
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Technique
| Rating Scale: 1=beginner, 2=needs attention,
3=fair, 4=strong, 5=excellent |
| Skill & Clips |
Rating |
Observations |
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Posture
09-May-10
06-Jun-10
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2 |
Your head is looking forward and the connection between your chest
and hips is loose.
On the final clip your head position is much improved, and the
head-chest-hip connection looks stronger.
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Breathing
09-May-10
06-Jun-10
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2 |
When breathing you are pressing your lower arm deep into the water.
This gives up your stroke and does not provide propulsion (our bodies
press down like this instinctively in an effort to get our face
out of the water - it doesn't help).
On the final clip you are breathing a little more quickly, but
you are still pressing down on the water with that leading arm while
breathing.
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Rotation
09-May-10
06-Jun-10
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3 |
You are getting pretty good rotation.
On the final clip your rotation continues to be good.
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Arms
09-May-10
06-Jun-10
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2 |
Extension:
Good extension but not enough glide.
On the final clip you are extending your leading arm too close
to the surface. Try to enter your hand at a steeper angle, so that
at full extension it is at shoulder depth.
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| Catch:
Because there is no glide at full extension, your catch is late
and the first part of your stroke is lost.
On the final clip your catch and pull are not separate actions.
You are pulling before you have the catch, so your pull is not as
effective as it might be.
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| Pull:
Your pull is short because your catch is late. Also your pull goes
under your body, which means it will slip as you lift your arm out
front underneath your body.
On the final clip
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| Recovery:
You recover your hands close to the surface. This swings your arm
in an arc, and brings your forearm in front of your head where it
causes a braking action as it hits the water.
On the final clip you are entering your hand in front of your head.
Enter your hands to the side (think 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock) so
that they extend straight forward instead of in front of your head.
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Kick
09-May-10
06-Jun-10
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3 |
2-Beat: Not
evaluated. |
| 6-Beat: Your
kick is compact and stays in the shadow of your body, but it is not
driving your rotation (you are pulling your hips into your rotation
with your arms). |
Other
none |
0 |
not evaluated |
Recommendations
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Priority
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Recommendation |
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1
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Posture. You need to work on your head position (neck
tall, chin back, eyes down) and create a solid connection between
your head, chest and hip "blocks". Think "belly, neck,
chin" every time you leave the wall. That's short for Belly in
(to lock you hip and chest blocks and flatten your lower); Neck tall
(to link your head to your chest and flatten your upper spine), Chin
back to |
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2
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Arms. When your arm reaches full extension
out front, glide for just a moment until your hand releases the bubbles.
Then get your hand and forearm under your elbow, and pull back (alongside
your body) using your lat. |
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2
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Breathing. Leave your lower arm extended while breathing.
Avoid the impulse to press down on the water or pull back while still
breathing. |
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