What is the fastest, most efficent, proffesional way to dive off of a block when starting off in a swim race?

Answer 1

The best way is both feet on the edge of the platform, crouched with hands behind. When the whistle/gun signals, swing your arms forward and push with your feet. This give you the most momentum. You are trying to enter the water with a very shallow angle. You want to go out as far as possible, because then you don't have as much of the lap left to swim. You also don't want to go down too far because the vertical distance back to the surface is wasted energy. Don't go so shallowly that you belly flop though. That is painful and gives you no forward momentum.

Answer 2

Curl your toes of your dominant foot (or whichever is more comfortable) over the edge of the block. The other foot should me behind you, standing on your toes. When you jump this foot will push off of the block and join the other leg. Reach down and curl your fingers over like your toes. Push with your hands to start the jump, and quickly put your hands in a tight streamlneposition. Try to dive just barely below the surface so you can start your strokes faster.

Answer 3

well in professional swimming there are two main ways in which you can postion yourself on the block before a race.
These are called "a crab start" or "a track start".
for a crab start, position both your feet on the edge of the block, together, and grip the bottom of the block with your hands. its a bit like as if you were trying to touch your toes, except with your legs bent.
For a track start, instead of both legs being together at the front, one leg is postion at the back of the block, like athletes do when starting a running race. Again, grip the bottom of the block with your hands.
Both are efficient and professional, it just depends which one you feel most comfortable and find easier to do.

Answer 4

Lindsay Benko, captain of the 2004 U.S. Swim Team at the Olympics in Athens, believes that the "fastest, most efficient, professional way" to dive is the "grab start".

Different from the traditional track start (one foot in front, one in back), the grab start begins with both feet at the end of the block. See this link for a comparison: http://www.technion.ac.il/~olegbm/paper_18.pdf

I, personally, use the grab start also. (It's actually because I can't do a track start correctly...but whatever!)

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

pretend like you're diving into a hula hoop. the best starts will seem like they're diving straight down into the pool, but pull up so they don't hit the bottom. this action creates a wave that pushes you faster when you come up, you should be ahead with all the rest of the swimmers. also, try using a "track" start with one foot planted behind the other and use the back foot as your starting foot.

Answer 6

ok
1. place feet on the block, directly under your shoulders.
2. keep your elbows on your knees until the offical says to take your mark.
3. grab the block, pull up.
4. go immeaditly off the block when the buzzer sounds, like superman. reach for the flags (backstroke flags) then right before you go in the water dip your head down and dive in going onl 6 inches under the water;

Answer 7

head first would be the normal way, face the water, dont face the other way, maybe bend ur knees alittle bit, so u can push off with ur legs, make sure u put ur arms out infront of u so u dont smack ur face on the water when diving in cuz that hurts (trust me)