KNES 344 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Swimming Canada, Butterfly Stroke, Marine Biology
23 Apr 2016
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Indian wells tennis example: raymond moore + wta. There was a rule change in the sport regarding when they had to come up: 100m backstroke. Swimmers who were studying marine biology found that the dolphin kick would propel you underwater way faster than on the surface. His coach, very old school, did not train technique. Finished 5th at olympics, turning point for him. He saw that the role of the coach was very important: realized he has to be a part of the process to be successful. Crossed paths with debbie before barcelona olympics, still in closet. Became slightly more outspoken with his current coach. One more year until the next olympics, realized he had to take control of his coaching. Debbie started asking questions regarding techniques he could work on. Typical male locker room homophobia deterred from coming out. Created a very positive coach/athlete relationship, very collaborative. Came out to debbie: had an outlet.
