tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10952302.post115221484256244613..comments2011-09-06T09:41:22.500+03:00Libor Jhttps://profiles.google.com/114701395679914009834noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10952302.post-1153332771548040972006-07-19T21:12:00.000+03:002006-07-19T21:12:00.000+03:00It looks very smooth. I am a sprint mid distance swimmer and I am a ferm beleiver of DPS. the way he sets on the water and slide through the water is what i aim for. ofcourse the kick tempo for me is aroun 8 beat kick.RisingSunOfNihonhttp://www.risingsunofnihon.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10952302.post-1153064040169634032006-07-16T18:34:00.000+03:002006-07-16T18:34:00.000+03:00Good observation. I'd say that this kind of a kick is very typical for distance swimmers. If they were to kick 6 out of 6 beats, they would get tired too early in the race, this way, they keep a good steady rhythm with a nice glide for recovery. However, that being said, if you notice he bops up and down a little due to the fact that he is not kicking evenly, so this causes some of his forward momentum to be deverted into vertical up and down motion. I'd say his is very minimal, but when swimming, you should avoid going up and down as much as possible. Everytime you drop back down from the up position, you go underwater and create more drag that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10952302.post-1152553177238661862006-07-10T20:39:00.000+03:002006-07-10T20:39:00.000+03:00What I find interesting is his kick. He kicks for 4 out of 6 beats, then glides the last 2... He glides on the side opposite his breathing. I haven't seen that done before. Any insights on this?Andrew Vitnoreply@blogger.com