HOW CHAMPIONS DO IT

Researched, produced, and prepared by Brent S. Rushall, Ph.D., R.Psy.

JENNY THOMPSON (BREATHING STROKE) AT 35 m OF HER LEG OF THE GOLD MEDAL 4 x 100 m MEDLEY RELAY RACE AT THE 1998 PERTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Each frame is .1 second apart.

Notable Features

Jenny Thompson's butterfly stroke contains good features. Improvements could come from a wider entry, which would result in less inertial lag before direct propulsion was developed. That entry would also reduce her moderate "diving." Both features would result in faster swimming and a technique that would be well suited to both 100-m and 200-m events.

Jenny Thompson

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