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Friday, November 23, 2007

Crappy technique

This must be one of the most crappiest swimming article I've come accross. Try and spot the "CRAP"

There are five strokes in competitive swimming, one of which is the
freestyle swimming stroke, known to be the fastest stroke. In freestyle swimming
competitions, the swimmer can use any stroke. The most popular freestyle
swimming stroke used in swimming events is the front crawl, which combines
alternating arm strokes over the waters surface with alternate up and down
flutter kicks.While many think of the front crawl as synonymous to the freestyle
swimming stroke, technically speaking, freestyle swimming means swimming in
any style. It depends on the particular freestyle competition whether swimmers
can use only unregulated strokes or regulated strokes such as breaststroke,
backstroke, or butterfly. However, because the front crawl has proven to be the
fastest swim stroke, almost all competitors use this as can be seen during the
Olympic Games where it remains the preferred freestyle swimming stroke of
Olympic swimmers in freestyle events.Here are some things to remember when doing
this popular freestyle swimming stroke:* Maintain a horizontal position in the
water. Always keep your head aligned with your spine.* Kick strongly so your
legs will not sink behind you but not too strong that you are making big
splashes. Your kicks should be powerful but not forced. With practice, they
should come natural to you including how to adjust to a high beat kick from a
low one.* Try to stretch out every stroke as much as you can and keep up the
non-stop windmill motion of your arms.* Loosen your forearms. Let them hang from
your elbows. Stiff forearms will make it harder for you to swing them forward.
Your hands should be in a firm cupped position with the fingers just slightly
apart. It is important to not, however, that firm does not mean rigid. It is
vital that you remain relaxed from your elbows all the way to your fingertips.*
Avoid breathing while swimming. You should breathe by turning your head to one
side as your arm extends out of the water. Except when breathing and your head
is to one side, focus your sight on the pools bottom always keeping your head
down.The freestyle swimming stroke requires speed, which demands not only muscle
strength but also the use of correct swimming techniques. One can achieve all
these through proper and diligent workouts and training, which is necessary in
order to become a powerful and successful swimmer.


I'm Speechless. The actual artical can be view here

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

What is so crappy there ah?

Danl

J@cob & Anne said...

lol ok la

First crap:
"Always keep your head aligned with your spine"

why?: you should tilt ur head slightly infront to keep your body balance, note JUST SLIGHTLY!!

2nd crap:
"Kick strongly so your
legs will not sink behind you "

why?: swimming rely on your body's buoyancy, if your body is not buoyant, its no point kicking to straighten ur body. Anyway, just to clarify t hings, leg kicks are important....

3rd crap:
"keep up the
non-stop windmill motion of your arms"

why?: HAHAHAHAHA imagine how a swimmer looks when he swings his arms like a propeller??? hrmmmm

well to me it is crap lor, others might not think so haha

Anonymous said...

It'll be funny, swinging like propeller. Like a steam powered ship.
But who does it remind me of ah?

hehehehe

J@cob & Anne said...

it reminds u of urself? hhhaha