What strikes me is the body position and form of the swimmer. His legs are high; his body above the waist is quite high in the water. I wish I had some of that body position.
"The first time you quit is the last time you try."
Monday, April 28, 2014
Takes Major Guts to Swim Off New Zealand
I copied this amazing photo taken by vetstreet of Adam Walker doing a swim that most of us couldn't even walk. These Cook Straits are known for the presence of sharks. This photo captures one dolphin of a pod of dolphins that accompanied Adam for a while on his swim. It was reported that a great white shark also accompanied Adam for an hour or so on the swim and that the bunch of dolphins kept the shark safely away from the swimmer.
What strikes me is the body position and form of the swimmer. His legs are high; his body above the waist is quite high in the water. I wish I had some of that body position.
"The first time you quit is the last time you try."
What strikes me is the body position and form of the swimmer. His legs are high; his body above the waist is quite high in the water. I wish I had some of that body position.
"The first time you quit is the last time you try."
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How does one go about getting that body position? Is it something one can learn or is it the body you're born with that makes the difference? Just curious, I do enjoy reading you!
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Hi. I'm not a good swimmer so my answer is limited by my knowledge. I think the genes that give one a long, lean body with big feet and hands are at least half of what comprises the good body position. Then...aaah...the work that must be done to build up the stamina to swim with good form. Concentrating on parts of movements that make up the stroke is important. Having a swimmer observe and critique your form is big. But buoyancy is buoyancy, and the lucky ones float higher in the floater. Fat would be better than dense muscle tissue. But we have to do the best with what we have.
ReplyDeleteI made a typo above. The lucky ones float higher in the water (not the floater)
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