Ian Thorpe swimming freestyle 2

[guilhermecruz]

something is wrong... he should be looking down, not forward

[lourenzism]

BADUY

[GALAHINA]

only mistake i saw was that he was looking foward when he swam, this increases the drag. the trick is to keep your head parallel with the bottom of the pool

[Neyasoulstar11]

esta como un treeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen♥­___♥

he is very sexyyy

[Neyasoulstar11]

esta como un treeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen♥­___♥

[TomSouthLondon]

so what the best way to breath? im baffled eery one say's bilateral breathing , then i see this what should i do ?

[ovaxova]

i just can't get the breathing right lol, if i try to act pro and take fast breaths i swallow water

[bullyflea]

Incredible form. The smoothest, most relaxed but still fastest.

Wish I can swim like him...

[peaceloveandswim]

i usually swim freee with my head down...but his is good,and he swims with his head up...

[FurrNz2011]

Swimming with your head down is the standard technique, but it is not uncommon for people to personalize their strokes, and in this case it worked for him!

[junkevin]

it's been proven faster to have your head up in a slant like his especially if you don't have a cap on

[TracyMacToDaRack]

@junkevin

whats the reasoning behind that? any sources? Just curious.

[junkevin]

sources: my coach, college coaches, pros. It's not actually supposed to be up but at a slight angle like when you are doing breast stroke.

[metZZe]

he was perfect :___( come back Thorpey!!!!

[bigjjjohnson]

Face forward or looking down? He's swimming looking straight forward. Must be right.

[warrenG54]

do you see how close his hands are to the top of the water? more pull...

[KX9N]

he swims really far underwater

[tchepi]

It's NOT the arms!

[XxGreenDayzxX]

beautiful freestyle