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AdrienneBinder.mpeg 831.34 kbytes Rated 1.4 out of 5 for usefullness.

Crawl-AlexPopovEK1slomo.mpg 3.01 MBytes Rated 3.4 out of 5 for usefullness.
shows Alexander Popov racing in slow motion. He is in the lane beyond the body-suited swimmer.

Crawl-AlexPopovTraining.mpg 9.87 MBytes Rated 4.5 out of 5 for usefullness.
Shows Popov's signature training routine. It was this slow training that so impressed Bill Boomer, Emmett Hines and eventually, Terry Laughlin.

Crawl-AmyVanDyken4x100mPerth1998.mpg 2.55 MBytes (Graft) Rated 1.0 out of 5 for usefullness.
shows van Dyken in the relay

Crawl-Bennett&Poll400mHeat3Sydney2000.mpg 4.74 MBytes (Swimfaster)

Crawl-BennettGold&KlochkovaSilver800mSydney2000.mpg 2.81 MBytes (Swimfaster) Rated 4.0 out of 5 for usefullness.

Crawl-BennettGold&PollBronze400mSydney2000.mpg 4.21 MBytes (Swimfaster)

Crawl-BrookeBennett800mGoldSydney2000.mpg 3.52 MBytes (Swimfaster) Rated 4.0 out of 5 for usefullness.
shows a swimming style with very high turnover, very little forward reach and a solid two-beat kick.

Crawl-ChemezovaFromBelow.mpg 3.18 MBytes Rated 3.8 out of 5 for usefullness.

Crawl-CourtneyShealy4x100mGoldWRSydney2000.mpg 5.44 MBytes (Swimfaster) Rated 4.0 out of 5 for usefullness.

Crawl-DanielKowalskiBronze200mAtlanta1996.mpg 3.09 MBytes (Donald Graft) Rated 3.0 out of 5 for usefullness.
shows a swimmer with a very light kick

Crawl-Davis&VDHGoldWR200mSydney2000.mpg 10.00 MBytes

Crawl-DeBruin50mWR.mpg 5.65 MBytes Rated 4.5 out of 5 for usefullness.

Crawl-GrantHackett1500mGoldSydney2000.mpg 6.21 MBytes (Swimfaster) Rated 4.7 out of 5 for usefullness.
Hackett with a very pronounced forward reach and a very sporadic kick.

Crawl-Hackett,Thorpe&Neethling400mPanPacs1999.mpg 4.31 MBytes Rated 4.4 out of 5 for usefullness.

Crawl-IanThorpe400mFinalGoldWRSydney2000.mpg 6.68 MBytes (Donald Graft) Rated 3.0 out of 5 for usefullness.
shows Thorpe extending his lead

Crawl-IanThorpeFront.mpg 2.75 MBytes Rated 1.5 out of 5 for usefullness.

Crawl-IanThorpeLeftSide.mpg 2.74 MBytes Rated 4.0 out of 5 for usefullness.

Crawl-IanThorpeRightSide.mpg 2.45 MBytes Rated 2.3 out of 5 for usefullness.

Crawl-IanThorpeSloMo.mpg 6.92 MBytes Rated 4.5 out of 5 for usefullness.

Crawl-IanThorpeUWCloseUp.mpg 6.65 MBytes Rated 4.0 out of 5 for usefullness.

Crawl-IngeDeBruijnSprintTraining.mpg 4.95 MBytes Rated 4.3 out of 5 for usefullness.
shows the most windmill-like stroke I have seen. Some call this "kayaking," but it doesn't resemble Popov & Klim's technique.

Crawl-JasonLezak4x100mHeat3Sydney2000.mpg 6.30 MBytes
swims and flips during the relay

Crawl-JennyThompson4x100mPerth1998.mpg 1.96 MBytes (Donald Graft) Rated 1.0 out of 5 for usefullness.
shows Thompson in a relay

Crawl-Khokhlov&Pearson4x100mHeat2Sydney2000.mpg 3.75 MBytes (Swimfaster) Rated 3.0 out of 5 for usefullness.
Leonid Khokhlov, RUS and Todd Pearson, USA.

Crawl-Klim&Popov100mSemiSydney2000.mpg 2.14 MBytes Rated 1.0 out of 5 for usefullness.

Crawl-MichaelKlimStraightArm.mpg 7.78 MBytes Rated 3.0 out of 5 for usefullness.

Crawl-Poll,ONeill&Potec200mSemiSydney2000.mpg 3.59 MBytes

Crawl-Popov&Klim50mPerth1998.mpg 7.15 MBytes
Alex's stroke seems to leave the front quadrant more than at Atlanta, but despite his straight-arm style, Klim shows a pronounced forward reach.

Crawl-PopovGold&HallSilver100mAtlanta1996.mpg 2.35 MBytes
Alex and Gary, neck and neck.

Crawl-Potec&ONeillGold&PollBronze200mSydney2000.mpg 2.19 MBytes

Crawl-Potec&ONeillPoll200mSydney2000.mpg 3.48 MBytes

CrawlStart-IanThorpeDolphinsUW.mpg 5.75 MBytes (Donald Graft) Rated 4.9 out of 5 for usefullness.
From an underwater vantage point, we follow Ian as he dolphins to the surface.

CrawlStart-IanThorpeTrackStart&Dive.mpg 4.46 MBytes (Donald Graft) Rated 2.5 out of 5 for usefullness.
starts alone off the block. Watch the next video to see his action underwater.

Crawl-SusieONeill200mPerth1998.mpg 2.89 MBytes

Crawl-Thorpe&Klim.mpg 6.76 MBytes

Crawl-Thorpe&Rosolino200mSemi14Sydney2000.mpg 5.22 MBytes (Swimfaster) Rated 5.0 out of 5 for usefullness.
Ian Thorpe, AUS and Massimiliano Rosolino, ITA.

Crawl-Thorpe&Rosolino200mSemi57Sydney2000.mpg 4.56 MBytes (Swimfaster) Rated 5.0 out of 5 for usefullness.
Ian Thorpe, AUS and Massimiliano Rosolino, ITA.

Crawl-Thorpe400m01Sydney2000.mpg 4.48 MBytes
a splashy sequence of Thorpe from above and a faint sequence of Thorpe turning from below water.

Crawl-Thorpe400m06Sydney2000.mpg 5.14 MBytes (Swimfaster)
shows Thorpe's incredible reach and glide. He really seems to be wearing flippers in this video.

Crawl-Thorpe400mSloMoReplay.mpg 38.32 MBytes Rated 4.0 out of 5 for usefullness.
this very large file shows the start, some underwater stroking, a flip turn, a close-up above water stroking and the touch.

Crawl-ThorpeAUSGold&GoldblattUSASilver4x50mSydney2000.mpg 5.14 MBytes (Swimfaster) Rated 5.0 out of 5 for usefullness.

Crawl-ThorpeSilver&VDHGoldWR200mSydney2000.mpg 5.63 MBytes (Donald Graft) Rated 5.0 out of 5 for usefullness.
shows Pieter Van Den Hoogenband, NED and Ian Thorpe, AUS.

Crawl-ToddPearsonAUSGold4x50mSydney2000.mpg 3.32 MBytes (Swimfaster) Rated 3.0 out of 5 for usefullness.

Crawl-TomDolan400IMHeat6Sydney2000.mpg 6.57 MBytes

CrawlTouch-VDHGold,Klim&HallBronze100mSydney2000.mpg 4.79 MBytes (SwimFaster)

CrawlTurn-Hall&Popov.mpg 9.47 MBytes

CrawlTurn-IanThorpe200mHeat7Sydney2000.mpg 8.62 MBytes (SwimFaster) Rated 5.0 out of 5 for usefullness.
Thorpe, in the lead, flips and pushes off as the pack begins their turns. Note that he is still dolphining, and maintaining his lead, as the pack begins their arm stroking.

CrawlTurn-IanThorpeSloMo.mpg 6.08 MBytes (Donald Graft) Rated 5.0 out of 5 for usefullness.
A very instructional video for the flip turn.

CrawlTurn-Klim&Thorpe.mpg 808.00 kbytes
Michael Klim AUS and Ian Thorpe AUS, this one is almost too short and fast to watch.

CrawlTurn-Munz&Potec400mHeat4Sydney2000.mpg 6.08 MBytes (SwimFaster)
Diana Munz, USA (top) and Camelia Potec, ROM perform middle distance flip turns.

Crawl-VanDenHoogenband200mSydney2000.mpg 1.51 MBytes (Donald Graft)

Crawl-VDH200mHeat6Sydney2000.mpg 6.37 MBytes (Swimfaster) Rated 5.0 out of 5 for usefullness.

Crawl-VDHKlimHall100mTouchSydney2000.mpg 4.79 MBytes (Swimfaster)

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