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Could somebody explain to me how Michael Phelps is doing this?

I watched him swim in the 4×200 metre relay. (i missed the previous individual race today because I was out)

This guy doesn’t even seem to be putting in as many strokes in the water as his competitors. He just seems to glide through the water and then develops a full body lead!

I really don’t know much about swimming, so could someone with the knowledge please explain to me how he is doing this!

Amazing. Simply Amazing!

First, Phelps is a genetic freak. He has abilities, due to genetics, that others simply do not have. All athletes at that level are also genetic freaks. Consider Lance Armstrong … he has abnormally high lung capacity and an abnormally large (due to genetics and athletics) heart.

Second … Phelps is a coach’s dream as the guy LOVES to practice and practices 7 days a week. He skipped much of college so that he could concentrate on preparing for this week. He also practices very hard and is incredible condition. That means that he has been swimming somewhere around 8 – 10 miles a day for several years. He has now rested from that grueling work-out schedule and, as a result, his (like others) body does what is called, “super-compensate” from the stress he has placed. That super-compensation allows an athlete to perform at a higher level (normally about 3%) than his/her normal performance level. Swimmers call that process tapering and Phelps has tapered beautifully.

Third … his strokes are nearly perfect. I’ve coached for 30 years and I’ve seen few swimmers with such beautiful stroke mechanics.

Fourth … If you listen to him, he LOVES to race.

Fifth … With all of those things going for him, he (and others) is the beneficiary of technology in the suit he is wearing. In the past, a rule existed that prohibited a swimmer from using substances that are applied to the skin that would make the skin too slippery. Clearly, that suit does exactly that and is not being included in that rule.

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