Old German back
Old German back (often just Old German or back gliding or back pulling ) is a swimming technique in the supine position. The sternum swing movement (straddle swing) is performed on the back in combination with a back crawl-like arm pull, in which, however, both arms are moved at the same time. Arms and legs are moved simultaneously and symmetrically to the longitudinal axis of the body at every moment .
The sequence of movements begins with the arm pull, the complete symmetrical pulling of both arms under water in a slightly angled position (diving arm pull), starting behind or in the direction of movement in front of the head towards the hips. Just before the arms are taken out of the water at hip height, the straddle swing begins. With this jerky leg movement, additional propulsion is generated. At the same time, the arms can be brought back to the starting position in the extended supine position over water. Seen from the outside, the technique resembles the intermittent movement of squid . Due to the short breaks in the sequence of movements (recovery phases), even inexperienced swimmers can cover longer distances in old German backs.
Swimming competitions are no longer held in the old German back technique.
The old German back is easier to learn and control than the more popular back crawl . Above all, with the Old German back, it is easier to look around during the leg movement phase and the subsequent gliding phase - in the swimming direction, also by slightly overstretching the neck.
However, some sports physicians complain that there are load peaks in the lower back (overstretching, i.e. hollow back ) and the sternum stroke is stressful for the inner meniscus due to the intermittent execution . They therefore rate the classic backstroke as the more back-friendly variant due to the continuous, flowing movements.
Individual evidence
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- ^ A b Mathias Herweg, Stefan Keppler-Tasaki: Cultures of Reception: Five Hundred Years of Medieval Literary Reception Between Canon and Popular Culture. Walter de Gruyter 2012, p. 237 f. [1]
- ↑ Kurt Wilke, Klaus Daniel: Breaststroke: learn - improve - train; for recreational & competitive athletes. Meyer & Meyer Verlag 2010, p. 122 u. P. 129 [2]
