#swimisodes We teach the Slingshot Start to most of our campers at the Race Club Swim Camp With the introduction of the back footplate on the swim starting blocks in 2008, the dynamics of the technique of starting changed. Swimmers and coaches quickly learned that during swimming starts considerably more force could be applied by the creation of a more favorable surface angle for the back foot with the plate, similar to the start of a track sprint race. At The Race Cl
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