Re: How much to roll while backstroking?

Pat left this mess on Wed, 3 Dec 2003 10:56:20 -0600 for The Way to clean up:
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>It seems to me that some slight roll of the upper body in the backstroke
>would be beneficial to lift the rising arm and shoulder out of the water
>while doing the backstroke.  However, when I watch the swim videos, I don't
>see the Olympic swimmers rolling at all.  Am I doing it wrong?  I also just
>look at the ceiling pretty much, but I see the competitive swimmers looking
>toward their toes with their chin on their chests.
>
>Can somebody tell me the proper way to do the back crawl?

Ideally, you want to roll just enough to lift some of your back off the water.

Think of it in these terms: do barges run faster than schoners? Look at the
bottoms, and then decide which form you'd rather take.

Likely, you want about a 30-40 degree roll.

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