Went to Frank's studio (Sole Swim Solutions) this morning to get in a nice long, easy, endless pool session. During the session, Frank was going to video my stroke again so he could offer up immediate feedback on any issues that I was displaying. He also indicated that he wants to document my progression from now until nationals and possibly use said videos as a teaching tool for his other clients. He took all kinds of video; above, front, back, both sides, and from a number of different positions under the water too. At the end of this entry, I've included a link to the video he shot from above the water. Frank described my stroke, in this video, as "classic form of fast/strong swimmers." He said that I had perfect head position, good hip rotation, and perfect breathing technique. What you can't see is what is going on underwater. The only hiccup we saw there was that my left arm wasn't getting the "early vertical catch" as quickly as he'd like. I wasn't bending my arm soon enough and was grabbing water too late. I'm sure as we progress, there will be other items that come up, but for now he says that I look pretty solid. One final note about that endless pool. It's not as easy as it looks. There is a constant battle to stay straight and in the middle. The turbulence created by the waves not being able to escape off into a pool tends to try and get you crooked. If you get just off center, the same thing happens....you get crooked. Finally, trying to stay in the middle is tough too. Inevitably, I find my self creeping up on the machine and then have to back off. Frank says that this happens to just about everybody that gets in. "Like moths to a light", he says. The seemingly constant struggle to stay in the perfect position also plays with form as well. OK, with that, here is that link to my video:
Endless Pool Video
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