Triathlon Coach .ca - Swimming: Grant Hackett

[up2trix]

jesus... he doesn't half move fast

[DigbyCat]

Hackett you are now mega rich; drive a Ferrari and have a grand home, all due to your very hard work in the pool and winning gold for Australia. Times have changed. Those like you in the past, great gold medal winners for Australia, like Shane Gould; Tracy Wickham, are not millionaires at all. Australians have made you rich. For you to support Nick DArcy who almost murdered another gold medal winner, is totally out of line.

You are now a wanker in my books. So go fuck off.

[Meowws]

@DigbyCat nice one!!! i bet u are fat!

[DigbyCat]

@Meowws Tks dude... THe only thing fat about me is my cock when is see Rice in the near nude....

[up2trix]

@DigbyCat yh man i'd tap that any day

[Sunlight70]

I need to develop a push-phase like that. Anybody got any good drills for improving your push?

[EricTheRed03]

try doing catch-up. Should improve your stroke efficiency.

[nadador1515]

Omg how can he get rid of all the bubbles in his armstroke...I cant seem to do that! Anyone knows?xD

[EricTheRed03]

don't dive your arm upon entry. Keep it at the surface of the water

[nadador1515]

Hmmm...Ill try that at practice=) Thanks

[pablocruiser]

seems like hackett, phelps, and thorpe all breathe from one side. funny my coach always insisted on a balanced stroke breathing form both sides.

[andresrojas22]

yes, its important to breath from both sides but only in practice, this helps you develop a balance stroke an also prevents an injury inthe shoulders caused by breathing by one side. in competition however u should always breath in 1 side it saves you a lot of time in sprint, and in medium and long distances it gives u more much needed oxygen than bylateral breathing

[mikegoldstein318]

Actually, you shouldn't just breath to one side during competition. If you notice many of the elite swimmers, particularly Thorpe, will breath to one side on the way down and to the other on the way back--he will also switch sides towards the end of a length to check on the other competitiors. This way, he can keep an eye on everyone and know where he stands. There is no one right breathing pattern--do what is comfortable.

[tori161]

I breathe same side, every 4 strokes, and at the end before a turn, i might have to breath on the other side if the tumble turn is going to be out of my rhythm its not only because i need to see where everyone else is.

[obscureluzername]

I notice his right hand enters the water closer towards his head and then moves outward before commencing the pull...is this intentional or is it bad technique. I'm wondering if this provides some sort of hydrodynamic advantage over having your hands enter at shoulder width.

[kaeme]

I think it would minimise the water turbulance around his body.

[sixlotties]

cool action