during phase 2, once the arm is no longer perpendicular to the floor, should it continue to swing all the way to being flat with the water as shown or should it start it ascent from the water to start the 3rd phase sooner?
i agree that Efficiency and speed are different things. in a race the fastest wins. you don't get any medals for being efficient. if i swim 50 meters as fast as i can i will do a good time but i may be dead tired when i'm done. is that efficient? obviously not because if it were efficient i would...
"Entering the water with your fingers open reduces your speed dramatically".
is this really true? because i have those gloves that get you in the habbit of keeping your fingers open ALL the time.