Swimming Technique May 1987

Description

Table of Contents

• Training for the Future . . . . . . . . 11

  A concerned Nort Thornton asks the important question: Where’s the base?

• A Sideview of Backstroke . . . . . . 15

  John Trembley talks about backstroke (sidestroke) training at Mercersburg.

• Lowdown on Lactates . . . . . . . . . 21

  Madsen and Lohberg discuss training applications of lactate measurements.

• Bergen Thinks Fast . . . . . . . . . . . 27

  PhiloSophical and practical tidbits from one of swimming’s best-known coaches.

• Stretching For Speed . . . . . . . . . . 32

Second of a two-part series on increasing your swimmer’s range of motion.

Departments

• Beneath the Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
• Abstract View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
• Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
• Bookshelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
• Pool Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

On the Cover

Are three seasons too many? Under the current U.S. swimming schedule, athletes have three major domestic meets to train for each year, Short Course Nationals, Long Course Nationals and the U.S. Open. Cal-Berkeley coach Nort Thornton sees potential danger in the structure of the schedule. He believes that if swimmers attempt to fully train and taper for each of the three meets, they will fail to get in enough “base” work to allow them to consistently improve from season to season. Thornton presents his views in astory beginning on page 11.

Cover photo by Tony Duffy/All-Sport.