Starts and Turns with Lochte, Franklin & Others at Santa Clara Grand Prix

by Olivier Poirier-Leroy

In this video put together last summer, by the same guys that handle USA Swimming’s live meet streaming, we get a great underwater view of the top athletes that USA Swimming has to offer.

Shot at the 2013 Arena Grand Prix in Santa Clara the video features top-flight swimmers such as Missy Franklin, Ryan Lochte, Matt Grevers and others. With the high quality slow-motion in the video you can really see the flexibility that elite swimmers have in their ankles and feet, which help propel them quickly underwater.

Enjoy:

Olivier Poirier-Leroy

Olivier Poirier-Leroy is a former national level swimmer and the author of the books YourSwimBook and Conquer the Pool. He writes all things high-performance swimming, and his articles were read over 3 million times last year. His work has appeared on USA Swimming, SwimSwam, STACK, NBC Universal, and more. He's also kinda tall and can be found on Twitter.