Thursday, 6 October 2011

Visualizing

Visualizing has become a skill that a greater part of elite swimmers use it gives them an extra edge in the pool where they have seen the race in their mind and played over and over so when it comes around have a good idea of what the turn out of the race will be.


An amazing competitor to prove this skill works would be the great Micheal Phelps where we all watched him take 8 gold medals!!! Now that is no ordinary achievement you have to be doing something special to make something like that happen. He tell us in his book of such mental training sessions where just before he would go to sleep he would visualize races again and again, paying attention to the smallest detail to make it as lifelike as possible and communicate with the subconscious. So that when he got on the block it was almost second nature.

But don't be fooled to think that just because you have been visualizing you will swim fast, Micheal Phelps said that in between Sydney and Athens he only took about five days off and they were not holidays. So all those people that said ahhh look how talented he is that's all hard work maybe a little talent but mainly hard work. A famous golfer Gary Player puts it perfectly,"the more I practice the luckier yer I get."

Tuesday, 30 August 2011

Men and Womans Swimming Short Course World Records

50 m freestyle  20.30  (sf) Schoeman , Roland Roland Schoeman  South Africa 02009-08-08 8 August 2009 South African Championships Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
100 m freestyle  44.94 
Leveaux , Amaury Amaury Leveaux  France 02008-12-13 13 December 2008 European Championships Rijeka, Croatia
200 m freestyle  1:39.37 
Biedermann , Paul Paul Biedermann  Germany 02009-11-15 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
400 m freestyle  3:32.77 
Biedermann , Paul Paul Biedermann  Germany 02009-11-14 14 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
800 m freestyle  7:23.42 
Hackett , Grant Grant Hackett  Australia 02008-07-20 20 July 2008 Victoria Championships Melbourne, Australia
1500 m freestyle  14:10.10 
Hackett , Grant Grant Hackett  Australia 02001-08-07 7 August 2001 Australian Championships Perth, Australia
50 m backstroke  22.61 
Marshall , Peter Peter Marshall  United States 02009-11-22 22 November 2009 World Cup Singapore
100 m backstroke  48.94  (r) Thoman , Nick Nick Thoman  United States 02009-12-18 18 December 2009 Duel in the Pool Manchester, United Kingdom
200 m backstroke  1:46.11 
Vyatchanin , Arkady Arkady Vyatchanin  Russia 02009-11-15 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
50 m breaststroke  25.25 
Burgh , Cameron van der Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 02009-11-14 14 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
100 m breaststroke  55.61 
Burgh , Cameron van der Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 02009-11-15 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
200 m breaststroke  2:00.67 
Gyurta , Dániel Dániel Gyurta  Hungary 02009-12-13 13 December 2009 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey
50 m butterfly  21.80 
Deibler , Steffen Steffen Deibler  Germany 02009-11-14 14 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
100 m butterfly  48.48 
Korotyshkin , Yevgeny Yevgeny Korotyshkin  Russia 02009-11-15 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
200 m butterfly  1:49.11 
Almeida , Kaio de Kaio de Almeida  Brazil 02009-11-10 10 November 2009 World Cup Stockholm, Sweden
100 m individual medley  50.76  (sf) Mankoč , Peter Peter Mankoč  Slovenia 02009-12-12 12 December 2009 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey
200 m individual medley  1:50.08 
Lochte , Ryan Ryan Lochte  United States 17 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
400 m individual medley  3:55.50 
Lochte , Ryan Ryan Lochte  United States 16 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4×100 m freestyle relay  3:03.30 
 (45.08)
Nathan Adrian
 (44.68)
Matt Grevers
 (47.43)
Garrett Weber-Gale
 (46.11)
Michael Phelps
 United States 02009-12-19 19 December 2009 Duel in the Pool United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom
4×200 m freestyle relay  6:49.04 
 (1:42.10)
Nikita Lobintsev
 (1:42.15)
Danila Izotov
 (1:42.32)
Yevgeny Lagunov
 (1:42.47)
Alexander Sukhorukov
 Russia 02010-12-16 16 December 2010 World Championships United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4×100 m medley relay  3:19.16 
 (49.63)
Stanislav Donets
 (56.43)
Sergey Geybel
 (48.35)
Yevgeny Korotyshkin
 (44.75)
Danila Izotov
 Russia 02009-12-20 20 December 2009 Vladimir Salnikov Cup Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia

Women

Event Time
Name Nationality Date Meet Location
50 m freestyle  23.25 
Veldhuis , Marleen Marleen Veldhuis  Netherlands 02008-04-13 13 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
100 m freestyle  51.01 
Trickett , Libby Libby Trickett  Australia 02009-08-10 10 August 2009 Australian Championships Hobart, Australia
200 m freestyle  1:51.17 
Pellegrini , Federica Federica Pellegrini  Italy 02009-12-13 13 December 2009 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey
400 m freestyle  3:54.92 
Jackson , Joanne Joanne Jackson  Great Britain 02009-08-08 8 August 2009 British Grand Prix Leeds, United Kingdom
800 m freestyle  8:04.53 
Filippi , Alessia Alessia Filippi  Italy 02008-12-12 12 December 2008 European Championships Rijeka, Croatia
1500 m freestyle  15:28.65 
Friis , Lotte Lotte Friis  Denmark 02009-11-28 28 November 2009 Danish Club Championships Birkerød, Denmark
50 m backstroke  25.70 
Jovanović , Sanja Sanja Jovanović  Croatia 02009-12-12 12 December 2009 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey
100 m backstroke  55.23 
Sakai , Shiho Shiho Sakai  Japan 02009-11-15 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
200 m backstroke  2:00.18 
Sakai , Shiho Shiho Sakai  Japan 02009-11-14 14 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
50 m breaststroke  28.80 
Hardy , Jessica Jessica Hardy  United States 02009-11-15 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
100 m breaststroke  1:02.70 
Soni , Rebecca Rebecca Soni  United States 02009-12-19 19 December 2009 Duel in the Pool Manchester, United Kingdom
200 m breaststroke  2:14.57 
Soni , Rebecca Rebecca Soni  United States 02009-12-18 18 December 2009 Duel in the Pool Manchester, United Kingdom
50 m butterfly  24.38 
Alshammar , Therese Therese Alshammar  Sweden 02009-11-22 22 November 2009 World Cup Singapore
100 m butterfly  55.05 
Bui Duyet , Diane Diane Bui Duyet  France 02009-12-13 13 December 2009 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey
200 m butterfly  2:00.78 
Liu Zige  China 02009-11-15 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
100 m individual medley  57.74 
Schreuder , Hinkelien Hinkelien Schreuder  Netherlands 02009-11-15 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
200 m individual medley  2:04.60 
Smit , Julia Julia Smit  United States 02009-12-19 19 December 2009 Duel in the Pool Manchester, United Kingdom
400 m individual medley  4:21.04 
Smit , Julia Julia Smit  United States 02009-12-18 18 December 2009 Duel in the Pool Manchester, United Kingdom
4×100 m freestyle relay  3:28.22  [C2]
 (52.88)
Hinkelien Schreuder
 (52.24)
Inge Dekker
 (52.12)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo
 (50.98)
Marleen Veldhuis
 Netherlands 02008-12-19 19 December 2008 Dutch Championships Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
4×200 m freestyle relay  7:35.94 
 (1:54.73)
Chen Qian
 (1:53.54)
Tang Yi
 (1:53.59)
Liu Jing
 (1:54.08)
Zhu Qianwei
 China 15 December 2010 World Championships United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4×100 m medley relay  3:47.97 
 (57.47)
Margaret Hoelzer
 (1:03.58)
Jessica Hardy
 (54.37)
Dana Vollmer
 (52.55)
Amanda Weir
 United States 02009-12-18 18 December 2009 Duel in the Pool United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom