Open Turn: Should the Cal Women be Worried?

by Garrett McCaffrey 16

March 14th, 2013 College, News, Open Turn

This week, Chris and Garrett start the discussion with some stellar swims on the first couple nights of the NCSA Junior National Championships, including NAG records from Simone Manuel and Kylie Stewart, as well as outstanding swims from Becca Mann. Finishing behind Manuel in her record breaking 100 freestyle was Lia Neal and Janet Hu, which brings up an interesting conversation on diversity within USA Swimming.

With one week until the start of the Women’s NCAA Championships, you know that these two would get into some topics like the selection process, how low Breeja Larson will go in the breaststroke events, and the chances of the Cal Bears defending their team title. As always there are some side-tracked chats like conspiracy theories on the new Teri McKeever streamline and Chris’s upcoming move to Denmark. All that on this week’s Open Turn!

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Richard Henderson
11 years ago

The new NCAA rules governing entries will make for a dramatically better meet. There are NO negatives. With one sex at each meet, warm-up and warm-down should be fine. It is the best thing that has happened to that meet in many years.

don dixon
11 years ago

definitely Milt therefore probably Bill. Saw Milt have Dana Vollmer demonstrate this
though she was somewhat reluctant and didn’t appear to use it at the Olympics. Let us
see if Tennessee starts showing it.Makes alot of sense from Milt and Dana but definitely
not traditional practice line.

streamline lover
11 years ago

that streamline is advocated by stroke guru milt nelms…and bill boomer

streamline lover
11 years ago

open streamline…see Dennis Pankratov…

coacherik
11 years ago

Chris, sit further back from that camera, we don’t need to have an up close and too personal view of your built-for-radio looks. If you are going to learn anything from Braden, it’s on keeping that mug further from the viewing public…

I would think another person of interest in this streamline topic might be Bob Gillett? Is there more power production by opening the hands up that offsets the increased resistance? Is there less tension and subsequently less fatigue from not holding as tight a streamline? Are the hands close enough together to break the waters path and not hit the head full on?

Chris DeSantis
Reply to  coacherik
11 years ago

Garrett keeps on asking me to sit closer! I think he’s trying to make me look bad.

CoachNerd
11 years ago

Hey Braden/Garrett/Chris… any shot at you guys getting a ‘pick em’ game going for NCAA’s?

Admin
Reply to  CoachNerd
11 years ago

1) Don’t talk to Chris. He’s here for our entertainment only and has no authority in any games.
2) Yep! Davis is working on setting it up right now. Women should be up soon, men will follow shortly after.

Adam
11 years ago

If you watch underwater video from the Olympics, Leverenz was doing the open-arm streamline in the 200 IM last summer.

Ben
11 years ago

“SHOULD THE CAL WOMEN BE WORRIED?”

They’re still getting Missy as a recruit, right? So no, I wouldn’t worry.

CoachNerd
Reply to  Ben
11 years ago

And Vredeveld, and Celina Li, and two foreigners (Batchelor and Osman) who are crazy good…

liquidassets
Reply to  CoachNerd
11 years ago

California should be worried and excited; it is going to be a close race between several teams.

Billy
Reply to  Ben
10 years ago

1 person does not make a team. Does she add speed? Absolutely… but the bears will need to develop talent they have there instead of relying on a couple girls to carry the weight

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No one lives the sport of swimming like Garrett McCaffrey. A Division I swimmer who spent 4 years covering the sport as a journalist, now coaches club swimming and competes as a masters swimmer, Garrett truly lives the sport of swimming. After graduating from University of Missouri’s award winning journalism program …

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