The summer season of 2006 is one that can reside lengthy within the reminiscence for Ranomi Kromowidjojo.
After competing on the European Junior Championships in Palma de Mallorca, Ranomi was referred to as as much as the Netherlands squad for the senior competitors in Budapest.
There she marked her debut with silver, swimming the second leg of the 4x100m freestyle because the Dutch quartet completed behind Germany. Two weeks later Ranomi turned candy 16.
Since then she has gained dash freestyle titles at Olympic, world and European stage.
The 100m freestyle is the glamour race. “We name it the king’s occasion in Holland,” smiles Ranomi’s coach Patrick Pearson. “We see it as the principle occasion. It’s simply lengthy sufficient to have numerous pleasure. And it’s not too lengthy to get a bit of bit bored by it.”
So, what’s totally different about Ranomi?
STROKE
“Ranomi has a unique stroke to different women as a result of she has a stroke with a bit of bit extra rotation, there’s not numerous gliding in her stroke.
“Her stroke price over 100m is about 53/54 which is kind of excessive. She has a extra downward stroke with not numerous gliding in it. She will get numerous energy from her rotation. She will swim 50 free in a 63 stroke price which may be very excessive.
“One of the vital necessary issues is you’ve a pleasant excessive elbow catch throughout your stroke, that is one thing Ranomi can do at excessive depth even over 100m but in addition within the 50, she continues to be capable of have a fairly excessive elbow throughout her stroke.”
KICKING
“Some are very low within the water which creates numerous drag. While you see good athletes swim you don’t see numerous waves from the again finish of their physique, it’s fairly calm even when they’re swimming at excessive velocity . You realize that the athlete doesn’t make numerous resistance.
“ It isn’t solely propulsion, it is usually drag. That is one thing which may very well be the distinction between athletes since you see at a younger age they put numerous vitality into shifting the water in all instructions and making numerous waves as a substitute of pushing in opposition to the water floor and conserving the water extra calm.
“You’ll be able to observe sculling workout routines to really feel the water but in addition attempting to get your physique in motion whereas mendacity nonetheless within the water then you realize what the timing/speeds improve ought to be as a way to push in opposition to the water as a substitute of pushing by it.
“If you happen to lie nonetheless and also you push arduous then you definately push by the water hen you’ll be able to see how a lot distance you’ll be able to journey on just one pull from a nonetheless place. If it’s a lot then you realize you’ve a sense for it and relying on what velocity you swim you’ll be able to put roughly energy within the catch section in comparison with the pushing section.”
BREATHING
“Ranomi breathes each 4 strokes within the 100 freestyle. Pieter van den Hoogenband (double Olympic 100m freestyle champion) did each two. Some do one out of six, not many do one out of three.
“Practically each athlete has a aspect the place they will breathe most straightforward and have most energy of their stroke. For studying it’s good to breathe each aspect as a result of then you definately get a fair stroke as a result of for those who study solely respiratory on one aspect you’ll have a stroke that could be a bit technically much less on one aspect than the opposite. Preserve a relentless respiratory sample within the 100.”
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