RIT's A relay team pulls out quite the comeback after our backstroker forgets what race he's swimming. Team members: Andres Orbe - concussed backstroke Shawn Nevers - breaststroke Eric Moss - Butterfly Will Brown - Freestyle
For them ,like me who didn't understand title ... Backstroker in lane 5 stopped thinking his lap is done .. and finished last . His teammates covered rest of the race and still made up to the top. That's called carrying
He actually made a Herculean effort to get them back in it after his mistake - he closed the gap pretty well - then each teammate dug hard and got the job done. That was fabulous!
As a swimmer I can say that it’s the most terrifying thing when you miscalculate how far you actually have to swim and then everyone is just yelling at you to keep going
_The backstroker was simply asking his teammates whether he should wait and slow down his pace, so that the other swimmers could catch up with the rest of his team.._
@@avidagamegerl1081 They had a really talented swimmer on butterfly. That's a notoriously energy intensive stroke, and he managed to keep the explosive push for the entire 100 yards - That's what really brought them back.
I misread the title as “backstroker carries team so much that they can’t physically lose” and thought the person we were supposed to look at was the fastest backstroker ..
@@-maya-6498 keyword is “backstroker **gets** carried so hard” 😭 he screwed up by thinking his lap was over but the rest of the team picked it up rlly well.
Breaststroke got them into 3rd, Butterfly took them from 3rd to just about tied for 2nd, and Freestyle decisively closes the gap and overtakes for 1st. Nice.
He actually made a Herculean effort to get them back in it after his mistake - he closed the gap pretty well - then each teammate dug hard and got the job done. That was fabulous!
For the most part, despite his break in action, the backstroker in lane 5 actually wasn't that far out of it by the time he finished. The freestyler who anchored did a great job, but holy balls, give credit to the kid doing the fly. That is a killer stroke and he blew the others out of the water!
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@@poisonthedragon The fifth lane from the top down, we're watching the swimmers swap over every four laps (that's four lengths of the pool.) There are four swimmers total for each team. The first one (swimming backstroke) messes up and stops after two lengths instead of four. The "butterfly guy" as they called him is the third out of the four to swim his lengths. They called him that because the butterfly is the stroke he is using to obliterate the last of the competition. Hope this helped :)
@@brandongordon9689 its just saying that the rest of his relay team recovered for him so much they couldn’t have possibly lost no matter how slow he went. therefore “carrying” him. yeah the title was really confusing.
I was so confused because everyone everyone keeps giving the wrong lane, is lane 5 where the first dude makes a mistake and they start in last place, then the rest of the team carries him and they get 1st.
me, who has literally never been interested in swim races: * watches this entire video very intently instead of doing any of the million things i have to do but haven't done *
@@faynawang7082 that’s called the sunken cost fallacy. The idea that you’ve put so much into something that it’d be a waste to give it up. But if you feel like it’s not super worth your time, you can save yourself from losing more time to it in the future by quitting now. The time you’ve spent on it is in the past and there’s no getting it back, but the future holds different possibilities so do what you love
But sometimes a mistake can make the other teammates push harder to win and their mindset changes compared to no mistake being made in the first place.
@Sean Lee ah what you said is right. It also depends on persistence and how determined you are to win. Different people, different situations, different outcomes.
0:49 in lane 5 (from back to front) the backstroke only did 50 when he was supposed to do 100. He tried to get out, realized his mistake and came in almost last for his part. The rest of the team “carried” him. Basically meaning “fixed” his mistake and they ended up winning the race
This is a medley race 4x200, I think. 4 swimmers per team each doing 200 meters using a different swim style. First guy was swimming backstroke, but he got confused and stopped racing at 100 meters until everyone yelled at him to continue. He was roughly in second place until his error. After, they were dead last. His three teammates then swam the race of their lives and chased down each and every one of their competitors to win. Incredible.
He looked like he was the fastest swimmer in that leg, so without the mistake they would have won by miles and he would have saved a few heart attached
@@jasonolson7966 What are you trying to say? Either your comment had some unintended connotations or you're an idiot who doesn't realize swimming is waaaaay harder than running.
Title: Backstroker gets carried so hard he physically can't lose the race Me: Viewer gets confused so hard they physically can't comprehend what the hell is happening because they dont swim at all, nor even know how to swim.
the backstroker was supposed to go 4 lengths which is 100 yards, he went 50 yards instead because he thought he only had to go 50. this was the 400 yard medley and he thought it was the 200 yard medley
oh god i miss swim so much. the smell of chlorine, the whistles, the random “hut” from coaches, the tears after not beating your time, your friends cheering for you. i can’t wait to go back even though it makes me cry so much
Yeah, I hate and love practice and meets. I always hate going to them but there’s something so special about swimming. I wouldn’t be the same person if I didn’t swim.
Bro my parents asked me if I wanted to quit today (Bc our practice times for changed) and I cried for an hour lmao. I was hurt they thought I wanted to
See video below because that smell is actually pee mixed with chlorine. Chlorine alone isn't that pool smell. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S32y9aYEzzo.html
I thought other swimmers were physically gonna carry a tired backstroker in the lane lol... I was so confused then the comments saved me thank you Edit: thank you so much for the likes everyone this is the most likes I’ve ever gotten!
Little did anyone know its the backstroker plan all along to finish last so his teammate has the extra adrenaline to win it The backstroker : I am 4 parallel universe ahead of you
Me being a swimmer knowing the whole time the dude stood up while swimming backstroke so he absolutely got disqualified and all his teammates did literally means nothing. 😬
The referee is in the frame and does not raise his hand to signal a disqualification. The swimmer touched the wall on his back, then left the wall on his back. Nothing illegal about it, just gave the rest of the field a 5 sec advantage bc he forgot how long the race was supposed to be.
@ashellooe not too since the turn isn't illegal but I missed his finish and it does look like he touched on his stomach. Don't see any indication he actually got DQed for it and the clock is showing them winning instead of a DQ so who knows.
Backstroker creates 5 second handicap for his team. Breastroker makes it back to third place Butterflyer makes it into second Front crawl wins the race.
My sophomore year, I accidentally went two lanes over on my flip. That had to have been the most embarrassing moment in my time in swimming. I was still able to get back in my lane before I hit someone though
For non-swimmers who are confused: I'm sure you probably know backstroke is the first one. At 0:50, the dude stopped after 50 yards or meters (two laps), not realizing it was a 400 medley relay (each leg having to swim 100y) instead of a 200 medley relay (each leg having to swim 50y). Second was breastroke, 3rd was butterfly, last is free. However, I do not think the relay won because a hold like that on the wall would DQ someone, and that would DQ the relay. Also I don't know if this is a meter pool or yard pool but judging by their time I think it's a meter pool.
The referee is in frame, and doesn't raise his hand during the stop/turn. Their time also doesn't show as a DQ on the scoreboard. Backstroker touches the wall on his back and leaves on his back, so it seems as though it was legal, just slow since he thought he only had to do a 50.
For everyone confused about the title: Lane 5 stopped after doing one lap. He then realized he still had another lap to go. He finishes up his portion of the race and his team continues the race and eventually ends up winning. Were way way behind and end up in first place
Most people in the comment section: Making guesses about how fast they going Me: MeetMobile shows the backstroke went a 58, breaststroke went a 57, flyer went a 52, and freestyler went a 48. All in all the fastest by far was the breaststroker, then the flyer. And free is medium at best.
Dang yeah that’s actually slower than I was expecting the relay to have been haha But also going a 58 when you think you only have to swim a 50 AND stopping for 5 full seconds is kinda crazy for that backstroker haha they would’ve been faster than the flyer if they swam the race properly
@@JoeSmith-db4rq yeah definitely. The stop is still significant none the less. But you also don’t know if the breaststroke or flyer would’ve done as good if they were infront.
@@faynawang7082 it’s a collegiate athlete so a 48 in college is generally pretty slow. I’m in high school and 48 doesn’t even qualify for our state meet. Plus I have a 48 so I would know the level. So it’s not the equivalent of a 12 year old.
@@faynawang7082 omg don’t worry that’s exactly what meet mobile is for 😂 and a 1:09 is good for 12! But yeah, this is supposed to be a race of the best varsity swimmers for each of the respective college (up to 10 years older than you), but even my old high school team went 7 seconds faster than them lmao (which would put them ahead even considering the stop)
I wouldn't exactly say he was carried that hard, even after forgetting to do the second lap he still wasn't last. His teammates were definitely fantastic too, that breaststroke guy pulled it all together. Edit: Nobody is mentioning freestyle guy in lane 2, he got his team from 5th place to 2nd or 3rd.
I feel like the freestyle person in lane 5 was just barely outpacing the others to keep it close. The person doing the butterfly set him up nicely as well. In Lane 2 his stride and flipturns netted the difference over the others, you could tell those last 50 yards he put everything into it.
That freestyle anchor leg was truly awesome. That guys freestyle was like watching Popov or Thorpe. His arms look "slow" compared to the others but his kick was 100% efficient.
I can’t people like actually show up for school sports in America, we could barely get a team together for most sports in the UK, let alone fans other than a few ragtag lads from younger years.
Yeah swim and water polo are big in some states here and not so much in others. I started swimming competitively when I was 5 and finished at the end of high school. Good times
As a swimmer, I would hate it if I made this kind of mistake. I’m usually more nervous about relays than individual events in fear that I’ll hold the team back.
From someone who quit the swim team bc the community was tearing her down and she fell into a deep depression and eating disorder: I should swim again. It's be great
The guy on the butterfly was amazing. Props to him, he has some natural talant - Being able to pull a lead on the most energy intensive stroke while not slowing down is incredibly hard.
You're not wrong... kind of. 😂 The wake a swimmer produces is key to the theory that the middle lanes are fastest. Setting the pace in the middle of the pool will have the least resistance, as there is less choppy water caused by the wake from other swimmers.
Me not knowing anything about swimming and the different types of strokes: "who's being carried? Wait why is this video 4 minutes long? I'm not enjoying this, why am I watching?"
I'm sure you probably know backstroke is the first one. At 0:50, the dude stopped, not realizing it was a 400 medley relay instead of a 200 medley relay. Second was breastroke, 3rd was butterfly, last is free.
0:50 guy in lane 5 (counting from the furthest lane) stops cause he thought he's turn was over and moves to last position. His teammates "carried" him to a win.
In case anyone was wondering how his coach and teammates reacted. Very supportive and understanding. They were a really great TEAM and had each other’s backs. That backstroke swimmer had only been trained in competitive swimming for six weeks before this meet. Stupid rookie mistake that he felt pretty awful about but did his best to fix. His teammates covered him. His Olympic trained coach wanted to train him for college scholarships and possible Olympics after that meet because despite his minimal training, he still placed in the top third at that meet.
Lane five stopped after the first 50 freestyle. He thought the race was over for him but he still had another 50 yards to go. By the end of the video his team ends up winning
I agree if it’s coming from a parent but coaches do it especially for breast and fly to give the swimmer info on his tempo. Usually if the tempo isn’t fast enough a Coach will whistle twice really fast during the swimmers breath to let him or her know their pace isn’t fast enough. My coach would just yell hup because she couldn’t whistle loud enough.
@@davidcarter6659 yeah that’s why those guys are olympians they already have all of that stuff down to a t I mean Michael Phelps had an obviously slow turn and when he had an interview right after he got out of the pool he was able to explain exactly why it was so slow and which turn specifically. You don’t have that at the level shown in the video. There was a college swimmer I knew had he would know what his time was based off of how many strokes he took.
