Good advice. Watching Pan's post-Olympics interviews, sounds like he now fully expects someone will break his record in the not too distant future because he has shown that human is actually possible to swim that much faster. Swimmers are no longer psychologically fixated on breaking 47 sec. They will aim at breaking 46.5. I am looking forward many more fierce races to come.
Cam Mcevoy 50 Free warmup 200/300 EZ Fins 4x25 Parachute (Red) as fins, no fins, no chute, fins (8/10 to max) -> find feel and technique and add on to that with intensity 3x Dives (1) Glide fast kick (2) max 15m (3) 6 strokes 9/10 and 6 strokes max Mental note - This 50 will allow to help you express all the built up anxiety and nerves and this is the environment that will allow you to do that. Comes flooding through when he walks out of the call room and you unload all that into the 50.
So true. His maturity and mental fortitude are already solidly in place, especially being able to shut out the intense scrutiny and firestorm and not letting it getting into his head. He has great leadership in rallying his teammates or redirecting their mindset, as he assured Xu to just let their swimming do the talking or he redirected them wallowing about underperforming (as Sun was disconsolate in losing the relay lead) - "the game is over, the championship is ours, it's someone else who is not satisfied, not us!" [edited from earlier posting, which I found a Google translation of a poster's citing the quote in Chinese, but I didn't find the actual video interview with English subtitles yet] As others have commented, he has Sun Tzu's "Art of War" mentality down pat. Don't try messing with him in mind games cause he'll just flip the attack into a jujitsu move. Not many elite athletes can rise to the occasion even with untainted pressure, particularly the weight of such a huge country as China (where the fan culture can be fierce as illustrated in the match in the women's table tennis). Midori Ito was a powerhouse figure skater, landing the first triple axel for a woman. And she was expected to win the Olympics, but fell short, where she apologized to her country for "failing." Where Pan might suffer is the fans stalking and demanding for selfies and autographs, which he has revealed fame is making him miserable. I think he considers himself an introvert and he prefers a low-key life, staying low profile. He had even shut down his official fan site. I hope the public will respect his personal space. It's good that Pan and Chalmers have become friendly at least, if not friends. Chalmers is in that transition of a new era, which Pan and Povici are ushering in from a different legacy.
Found the post-relay interview. Here's the full quote (though I have found English translations of the subtitles tricky, as there are a lot of variances in translating Chinese idioms to English): "(Qin) said he's not satisfied with his performance today. The match is over and we are the champions. It should be others to be dissatisfied, not us" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-w0Rj_AyNPJo.html
It's either Popov or Ervin. However there is one crucial difference. Popov was winning while he was at his biological peak. Ervin, on the other hand, won before and after his biological peak. With over ten year period of alcohol and substance abuse in between. I would go even further to speculate that with proper training Ervin is the only sprinter who could break the current world record set by Cielo in a suit if he didn't quit at the time. Also, your analysis of Popov's stroke efficiency is incorrect. He would swim 50m doing flutter kick with a board in 26-27 seconds, only 4 seconds slower than his world record time. So if anything it is his kicking efficiency that was instrumental to his success. Interestingly, Gary Hall Jr had a very similar kicking speed and stroke rate. I bet you, if Gary Hall arrived at his biological peak earlier than Popov, he would have broken the world records and we probably would not be talking about Popov now. This is not to play down anybody, that are all fantastic athletes and deserve utmost respect. For this reason I usually avoid this kind of conversations 😊
Before Popov we had Jager and Biondi... both very instrumental in planting the seed for modern professional swimming. In fact, Jager actually held the 50 free world record at 21.8 from Aug 1989 to June 2000. This is pre track start, pre tech suit and pre underwater dolphin.
@@SocialKickSwim conservatively a half second I would imagine, maybe a tad more or less. Of course between now and then, stroke mechanics have evolved as well. Either way, Cam would unquestionably still be an elite sprinter.
It's Popov no questions asked. Two feet, no cap, speedo, swam it like a 100, got stabbed then broke the world record, 2 Olympic golds, 2 Worlds golds. Trash talked everyone imaginable and won. Certified 50 Free GOAT. I rest my case.
Hey mate - only time I had some doubles was in taper where I’d suit up for some comp replicated swims in the morning and night. But for 99% of the year I’d do no doubles swimming. For like 25% of the year I’d do gym and swim doubles where swim is a 20/30 min technique swim. The rest of the year I’m in the water 3 times per week.
@@arturo3803thanks bro! What I have done during the “75%” part is swim/gym/swim/gym/swim/gym Monday - Saturday. What the swim consists of changes throughout the year and trends from more resistance at the start to more bodyweight sprinting at the end. Yes I train speed endurance but there are many ways to increase speed endurance! One way is the obvious sprint at distances close to race distance. But another way for example is to increase maximum top speed, maximum strength or strength endurance within the stroke.
@@SocialKickSwim Maybe when his publicity rounds are over in China and he can catch his breath from all the media storm. He can speak English, so he likely would welcome a professional interview with the West, especially from folks who didn't ride that "NY Times" wave (if you catch my drift). I don't think I've seen any of his Chinese interviews were strictly technical, though he spoke about his training and swimming experiences with a well-established Chinese media personality (which was a great interview and he was so relaxed he would be doing stretches lol). Here's a thought: Piggyback off Chalmers. Have him be your wingman, so to speak! Use your connections!!
@@SocialKickSwimI don't think you will get it any time soon until after he retires haha because he's already disbanded his fan base, he didn't wanna get too distracted by fame and attention so he's disbanded the fan group in China and no Chinese fan can now get hold of him and he's only ever accepted interviews with the national tv programs so I get the feeling that he doesn't do interviews unless he absolutely has to. He's not appeared in any personal Chinese swimming vlogs, videos etc. and he has never worked with one single influencer despite his fame😂 some Chinese athletes do make some more casual videos or work with influencers but it seems like he likes to keep a low key.
@@chinolatino5998 He seems very shy and private. He often hides his face with his hands or duck behind his teammate within sight of paparazzo or even with fans camera-stalking him. He just might be the walk the walk over talk the talk guy. Even with the Chinese interviews with general media hosts/interviewer, he provides insightful perspectives of his swimming and training.
What a great opportunity to learn more about Bob and his work philosophy. By listening to him, one can get clues on how great project manager and leader he is, and the results show it. Thank you!
@@danielpierre3161 "Integral" does not mean 100%. An integral part is something that is essential or necessary to a whole. For example, someone is an integral part of a team if the team would not function without them. See dictionary. So Bob Bowman and mindfulness exercises are both integral to Leon's success along with other things.
great interview. . thoughts on Notre Dame? gamblnig in sports. . any last min recruits? also your volumes/mics were drastically different. . what the bob bowman w.o app. . with a sam kinison delivery? j/k
Hmm, thoughts on Notre Dame, perhaps we can give them on a future show, hard to get into it all here, as we have lots of thoughts! Thanks for the info on volume/mics, we can work on that!
This might be my favorite social kick ep (even though Bob doesn’t believe in social kick). He says he’s not funny but he was so fun in this episode, I can see why people really like having him as a coach!
Bob Bowman is an incredible guy. I'm convinced that without him, neither Mickael Phelps nor Léon Marchand would have been as successful.What a genius coach!
