Backstroke Tips and TrainingBackstroke Tips and Traininghttp://www.swimlfsc.org/backstroke/2011-11-23T04:54:38ZSquarespaceHomework?!? What's Coach Michael Thinking!?!http://www.swimlfsc.org/backstroke/2012/6/8/homework-whats-coach-michael-thinking.htmlLake Forest Swim Club2012-06-08T15:59:12Z2012-06-08T15:59:12ZCoach Michael has given all swimmers a homework assignment! What?!? That's right . . . every swimmer was asked to do a You Tube search for a swimming clip relevant to their swimming. The idea is that each swimmer studies a good swimmer, gets a mental image of what they want to look like, then come to the pool and look like the video. So far only a handful of video clips have been submitted but that number will grow soon. Coach Michael will try to get each video posted here on the website. Don't forget to give a short narrative of what you learned and why you chose the clip.

From Kalla Sturonas . . . "This is a video of Bonnie Brandon at olympic trials and she was only 14, I thought it showed great pacing since she wasn't leading a majority of the time. She also had a strong kick that's worth imitating and the fact that she's younger than me, motivated me to emulate her stroke."

 

Andrew Wells      Rachel Tobler     Catherine Holecek     Joseph Holecek

Anna Manning   Sally Stauder         

 

]]>Backstroke Starts: Pay Attention To Your Posturehttp://www.swimlfsc.org/backstroke/2011/11/22/backstroke-starts-pay-attention-to-your-posture.htmlLake Forest Swim Club2011-11-23T04:48:33Z2011-11-23T04:48:33ZAnother gem from USA Swimming's Russell Mark. This time we look at backstroke starts and body position. Read on . . .

Backstroke Starts: Pay Attention To Your Posture

]]>World Record -- Missy Franklinhttp://www.swimlfsc.org/backstroke/2011/10/27/world-record-missy-franklin.htmlLake Forest Swim Club2011-10-27T14:22:24Z2011-10-27T14:22:24ZWatching a great performance can teach you a lot. Here's sixteen year old Missy Franklin setting a new World Record (short course meters) at the 2011 FINA World Cup meet in Berlin. Note her perrfectly straight recovery arm, steady head position, fast tempo and great turns. All the basics, done right . . . that's the way to set records!

]]>Hey, Coach! Is This What You Mean By "Bent Arm Backstroke"?http://www.swimlfsc.org/backstroke/2011/1/31/hey-coach-is-this-what-you-mean-by-bent-arm-backstroke.htmlLake Forest Swim Club2011-01-31T16:22:42Z2011-01-31T16:22:42ZEuropean Champion Camille La Court shows perfect backstroke form with flat hips, straight-arm recovery, bent arm pull and rock steady head position.

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