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Backstroke Drills, from Aaron Peirsol
This week’s Speedo Tip of the Week comes from the September-October issue of Splash, in which special correspondent Bonnie Moss writes about training with Aaron Peirsol. Here, Peirsol offers some advice on technique and talks about some drills he uses to improve his stroke.
The Tip:
Peirsol says his technique accounts for about 70 percent of the total piece, but he’s not big into numbers. While many coaches and swimmers focus on stroke counts, Peirsol thinks of it more as catch and distance per stroke. He does not keep track of his strokes per lap. Instead, he relies on his feel for the water.
“I know when I’m not catching enough water or turning over too slow,” Peirsol says. “To me, technique is whatever gets me to the other side of the pool fastest while using the least amount of effort. Get this down in practice so you don’t have to think of it during a race.”
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