Mark Spitz's Form

buck said:

I keep reading that Mark Spitz had
a strange form.... but can't find out
what is strange about it. Any ideas?

The only thing I've ever heard "strange"
about Spitz was that he could bend his
legs forward at the knee more than most
people.

Somebody on this group said that he had more body roll than what was
typical for the day. In his day, swimming relatively flat in the water
with high turnover was more the norm. I believe it's unlikely he would
look much different than the elite males of today.

Eric

Somebody on this group said that he had more body roll than what was
typical for the day. In his day, swimming relatively flat in the water
with high turnover was more the norm. I believe it's unlikely he would
look much different than the elite males of today.

Eric