Why Swimmers Shouldn’t Sleep on Their Starts

By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
Getting off the blocks fast helps set the tone for the rest of your races. Here’s why you shouldn’t sleep on your starts.
Fast times and gold medal finishes on race day come down to a long list of factors.
And a fast, clean start is right up there, particularly for sprinters.
At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Rowdy Gaines—the world record holder and sentimental favorite for gold—knew that a fast start was critical in his pursuit to win