The following collage of sequences from some of the world's best crawl strokers is presented as a teaching aid in Dr. Rushall's Stroke Clinics. Each item is presented to show important features of the stroke that should be adapted to ...
GARY HALL JR’s FULL STROKE AT 35m OF HIS LEG OF THE 4 x 100m FREE RELAY GOLD MEDAL RACE
Each frame is .1 seconds apart. The level of performance of Gary Hall Jr at these championships was inferior to those displayed in the other featured analysis in this section of the Swimming Science Journal.
NOTABLE FEATURES
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AMY VAN DYKEN’S FULL ARM ACTIONS AT 35 m OF HER 50 m GOLD MEDAL RACE AT THE 1998 PERTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The time base of this sequence is not known as it was downloaded from a slow-motion video clip. However, the duration between each frame is constant.
Notable Features
Frame #1: The left arm enters, as the right arm is in ...
A COMPARISON OF ALEXANDRE POPOV AND MICHAEL KLIM AT 75 m OF THE 100 m FINAL
The time between each frame in this sequence is not known because it was captured from slow-motion video replay. However, the duration between each frame is consistent. Alexandre Popov is leading and furthest from the camera. Michael ...
ALEXANDRE POPOV’S FULL STROKE AT 35m OF HIS 50m SILVER MEDAL RACE
The time base for this sequence is not known as it is taken from a televised slow motion recording however, the duration between each exhibited frame is constant. There currently is a video available authored by Popov's coach Gennadi ...
KIEREN PERKINS’ RIGHT ARM PULL AT 1440 m IN HIS GOLD MEDAL 1500 m RACE AT THE BARCELONA OLYMPIC GAMES (August, 1992)
Each frame is 1/20th second apart.
Notable Features
Frame #1: As with his left arm, Keiren Perkins' right arm enters the water elbow-first.
Frame #3: The hand enters with the arm at full stretch and the wrist already partly ...
JENNY THOMPSON’S ARM ACTION AT 70 m OF HER 100 m FREESTYLE GOLD MEDAL RACE
Each frame is .1 second apart.
Notable Features
Frame #1: The right arm enters almost fully stretched. The right shoulder is higher than the left shoulder. The left arm is still propelling the swimmer as it extends at the ...
This record was made by Forbes Carlile at the 1960 Olympic Games Swimming Team training camp in Queensland, Australia.
Murray Rose has been mythologized as having had a "classic" stroke which has features worthy of emulation. It is ...
LINDA MCKENZIE AT 345m OF HER GOLD MEDAL 400m FREESTYLE RACE
The duration between each frame is 0.1 seconds. Linda McKenzie's time for this event was 4:04.73, an Australian and Commonwealth record. The swimmer in the background is Kylie Palmer.
This stroke analysis includes a moving sequence ...
