Swimming Technique November 1986

Description

Table of Contents

• The Metal-Plated Coach . . . . . . . . 7

  Lactate analyzers won’t replace human coaches, but they can be useful tools.

• A Closer Look . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

  Jonty Skinner talks in more detail about using lactate levels to structure training.

• Bio-mechanics Overview . . . . . . . 15

  Swimming biomechanics has come of age, but more research must be done.

• Freestyle at Cal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

  Cal-Berkeley coach Nort Thornton on how the Golden Bears train freestyle.

• Building Considerations . . . . . . . 29

  Rich Elliott looks at new pool design,what’s available and what’s required.

Departments

• Beneath the Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
• Abstract View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
• Pool Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
• Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

On the Cover

Of course we know the lactate analyzer is never going to replace that guy on deck screaming his lungs out. But according to Jonty Skinner, coach of the San Jose Aquatics, it can provide valuable information on your swimmers, so much so, that you might want to consider it a new-age, metalized assistant coach. Skinner and his human assistants have used a lactate analyzer over the past two years to help them set up their training season. An article beginning on page 7 details some of their findings.

Photo by Jonty Skinner.