I think that leg kick is overrated. Lots of great swimmers don’t do it. Florent doesn’t kick with the back leg and his start is as good as Caeleb’s except for maybe a bit slower underwaters to the 15m mark. This leads us to the point that maybe that kick is not what makes your start so good. More spectacular - yes. More “like Dressel” - yes. Faster? - Not sure.
Made a good point. But the best way to compare is to see the difference between before and after the back kick, not comparing one swimmer with another. Not sure about Florent but he could have gotten even faster with kick back?
