The difference between gold, silver, and bronze, or standing on the podium or watching from the sidelines in the Winter Olympic bobsled competition was decided by inches, and hundreds of a seconds. Does that sound familiar to swimmers out there?
They super imposed the winning run over second place and the differences were inches on the height on the wall during a turn. Mistakes at the top were difficult to make up at the bottom of the run.
What can you learn from the bobsledders?
- The sled with the best start time stands a good chance of winning
- Athletes had to be perfectly streamlined during the entire run
- Entering and exiting a turn had to be precise
- Straights had to be clean, and in a straight line
- Starts, turns, streamline, straights added up to a fast finish
Proper execution, or little mistakes in these areas decide the medalists or bystanders.
This is exactly what world record holder swimmers concentrate and work so hard on.
- Starts must be powerful
- Streamlined starts and strokes are a must
- Turns are nearly 30% of the race
- Swimming in a straight line insures that you swim 25 yards not 26!
- They all add up to your best time
Any problems in any one area hurt your chances of victory.
Pretend you're a winning bobsledder - it could help your chances for success.
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Very COOL illistration!
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