I have had a lot of people speak to me about technical or tactical things they have seen on the coverage of the Olympic Games over the past few days. My answer is always the same. Everyone is different and just because it works for them doesn't mean you should make the change. Maybe these swimmer's coach has tried to get them to learn certain skills unsuccessfully(been there, done that). These full grown, more experienced and much faster swimmers are not to be an example of age group swimming and we should stick to the plans we have for proper strokes and turns.
Instead lets watch and find people who are doing the skills like we have worked on. Long tight streamlines, kicks off their walls, good strong finishes etc. Lets visualize our strokes, races and training and feed off the energy of the games. Make this motivation for a great start to the 2008-09 season. Put into motion your plan, where will you be when the Olympics are in London in four years? I feel motivated to have my best year ever, do you?
