Video pictures (17 frames) and the appropriate technical/ biomechanical explanations for Brooke Bennett at 780 m of Her Gold Medal 800 m Race at the 1999 Pan Pacific Championships in Sydney. Brooke Bennett is a marvelous swimming talent, being the foremost female distance crawl stroker in this decade. However, she has some technique faults that might deserve attention and change. It must be realized that improvements in performance do not always result from technique alterations that are "better." It would seem that, at a minimum, the pulling action, the curvature of the body-head, and the prolonged side position during the left arm stroke might be worthy of alteration. Stroking asymmetry seems to be a consistent feature of most top crawl swimmers, and could be construed as an area where advancements in technique and performance could occur. However, if breathing is consistent and bilateral, there is good reason to expect that arm actions and body rotations should be close to being similar and streamlining should be held for the entire stroke as a means of reducing resistance. With Brooke Bennett, an age-old coaching dilemma arises. She is the best in the world at present. To tinker with technique might make her go markedly faster but it also could disrupt an established movement pattern if sufficient practice time was not available. If negative effects were to result from attempted changes, or she was not to improve given the limitations of her present swimming action, she might be vulnerable and open to defeat. Brooke Bennett swims with a two-beat kick, but four leg movements. It would be erroneous to say she has a four-beat kick because only two kicks are associated with counterbalancing actions that will lead to propulsion. The other two leg movements are purely corrective and not involved with propulsion in any way.
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