Swimming Technique February 1985

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Table of Contents

• Best Use of the Elements . . . . . . . . 8

  Mitch Ivey and Bill Thompson discuss teaching and training the butterfly

• Born to Fly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

  Pablo Morales and Mary T. Meagher talk about their specialty stroke

• Physiologically Speaking . . . . . . . 14

  An understanding of the muscles involved can help in training

• Getting A Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

  The Australian Institute of Sport gives a comprehensive look at mechanics

• Pulling a Fast One . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

  A new study claims that a two-arm pullout on freestyle turns is faster

• Future Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

  Track-style starts can be faster, but blocks will have to be altered

• Cutting Operation Costs . . . . . . . 34

  Rich Elliott talks about money-saving measures for pool operators

• Departments

                    Abstract View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

                   The Cutting Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

                   Index of Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

                   Bookshelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

                  Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

On the cover:

With this issue, SWIMMING TECHNIQUE begins a new focused approach to the four competitive swimming strokes. Each of the four yearly issues will focus on a stroke, discussing training methods and drills of some of the top coaches in the country, approaching the stroke psychologically, a physiological break-down of the stroke and a dry-land training program. In this issue we focus on butterfly. The remaining strokes (in IM order) will be covered in subsequent issues.

The cover chalkboard illustration is by Karen McBride. Photo by Mark Muckenfuss.