Swimming Technique November 1990

Description

Table of Contents

• From the Keys at ST . . . . . . . . . . . 4

  Brent Rutemiller offers a perspective of what the future holds for training swimmers.

• Reunification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

  What impact will a unified German swim team have on that nation’s swimmers?

• Swimming Technology for the ’90s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

  Coaches, get out your checkbooks! Here is some of the technology of the future that is bound to enhance performance.

• Current Technology . . . . . . . . . . 19

  In-house flumes could be the wave of the future.

• Pocket Sized Coach . . . . . . . . . . . 22

  The stopwatch that could alleviate a coach from continuously scribbling on scratch paper.

• Flexible Ankles: Faster Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . 23

  With the help of a new ankle stretcher, swimmers no longer have to be born with flexibility.

• Computer Assisted Training . . . . 25

  Many coaches are developing their own programs to best suit their clubs’ specific needs.

• Pizza Relays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

  Reed Wahlberg spices up his sprints with the help of some motivational relays.

Departments

• Abstract View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
• Beneath the Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
• Technique Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
• Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
• Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
• Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
• Bookshelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
• Pool Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

On the Cover

This could be the image coaches will be studying in the future of swimming. The bulk of the cutting edge research is being fed through mazes of video and computer equipment to be used for the creation of faster swimmers. Swimming Technique takes a look into the technology currently on the market and also takes a peek at the future. (Cover art by Juan Perez)