Acknowledgments

The Freestyle Biomechanics project commenced over 5 years ago. It has been a collaborative effort from its inception. The ready assistance and encouragement extended by all has been a constant source of inspiration. We hope you agree that the end result has been worth the effort.

Web & Logo Design:

Santa Moreno-Gonzalez continues to apply her creative talents on our behalf. We are more than fortunate to have her on board.

Harindra Thenuvarage provided invaluable input during the early stages of program development.

Music:

Steve Kramer composed the music we use exclusively for the program. Steve’s generosity in allowing us to use his compositions is greatly valued and appreciated.

Research, Filming, and Triathlons:

Dan Worden has played an integral part in this production. He has been my Research Assistant for the past 8 years and principal videographer. Many of the segments in the program were filmed by him, including the spectacular Drone footage we use to open and close the Program. Dan’s varied contributions have been indispensable.

Steve Allnutt was also instrumental in the Program development, particularly with our High-Speed Motion Analysis Research. In addition, as a currently active Triathlete, Steve continues to provide valuable updated content recommendations.

Darin Miyashiro has shared his expertise in videotaping and editing from the beginning of our project. He continues to be an ongoing source of much-valued technical assistance.

Marc-Patrick Schwab has been a constant source of information and input. An active Triathlete residing in Europe, he continues to bring an international perspective on the interests of our target audiences.

The Review Team:

The following individuals generously agreed to function as Reviewers. Their wealth of experience includes coaching World Record Holders, Olympic Champions, NCAA Division I Intercollegiate Swimming Teams, and directing Applied Research of Elite Competitors. They provided on-going feedback over the many iterations it took to fine tune the final product. Concluding would not have been possible without their help.

Bob Groseth

Bruce Kennard

Bruce Lawrie, Ph.D.

Chuck Riggs

Sarah Robinson

Dan Schemmel

We also thank the following colleagues and friends for their expertise and encouragement:

Ted Becker, Ph.D.

Brant Best

Julian Bolling

Mayura Botejue

David Costill, Ph.D.

Nigel Forbes

Ralph Goto

Bill Laich M.D.

Marek Rejman, Ph.D.

Bill Sakovich

Rick Sharp, Ph.D.

Tom Sutton

Coaches of Swimmers featured in this Freestyle Biomechanics Program:

We are deeply indebted to these Coaches, who’s unstinting assistance and cooperation was essential for recruiting the Varsity swimmers featured in the program.

Jennifer Buffin

Nick Folker

Marcus Guttman

Elliot Ptasnick

Chuck Riggs

Dan Schemmel

Victor Wales

Swimmers:

The video footage used in the program was collected over a period of 30+ years. Included are swimmers from two primary groups. The first group were enrollees in our Swimming Stroke Clinics and Video Workshops, whose footage we have used to highlight common areas of the stroke that needed attention. We are unaware of a comparative compendium of video footage anywhere, and are convinced that its inclusion in the Freestyle Biomechanics Program contributes immeasurably to its value as an instructional tool.

The second group were either members of the University of Hawaii Division I, Intercollegiate Teams or elite visiting swimmers, three of whom we identify in the Program.

Anthony Ervin – Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist - 50 Meter Freestyle

James Magnussen - Two-time Gold Medalist World Swimming Championships - 100 Meter Freestyle

Michael Weiss - Two-time Gold Medalist World Swimming Championships – 800 Meter Freestyle Relay (USA).

We thank these swimmers for giving us their permission to use their video footage. It has been a privilege working with these dedicated people.

Listed below are the University of Hawaii Varsity Team Members whose video footage we used:

Jasmine Alkhaldi

John Clark

Silvija Djelic

Kane Follows

L.J. Fetzco

Anna Friedrich

Jonas Gutzat

Karolina Hajkova

Sam Harquail

Phoebe Hines

Parker Hymer-Costa

“A.J.” Kealiher

Anna Kotonen

Lucia Lassman

Aukai Lileikis

Tahna Lindquist

Talon Lindquist

Albin Lovgren

Christian Manicki

Tim Masten

Collin Reeves

Kasey Schmidt

James Short

Gabrielle Scudamore

Mia Tedesco

Franziska Weidner

Lara Yasumi

Lab Team:

Over a span of 12 years, the Lab Team was responsible for a large part of the labor that produced our High-Speed Research. Often time-consuming, it entailed setting up cameras, taping LED strings on each participating swimmer, and filming. Digitizing the video footage and processing the resulting Reports—the most labor-intensive part of the process—was performed by team members with care and good cheer. We could not have proceeded without their help.

Below is a partial list of those who helped. (If we missed anyone, please let us know and we will add your name.)

Rhiana Beauregard

Ashley Bonilla

Brittney Bonilla

Joshua Catone

Alex Chang

Nicholas Chinchilla

Teyanni Esaki

Kenneth Eto

Monika Fernandez

Natalie Fuller

Abbye Goodman

Cydney Goossens

Arron Guerro

Caitlyn Iwamura

Anna Jang

Mitchell Johnsen

Whitney McCalla

Devin Nakasone

Brittney Prados

David Rew

Kanohea Sandbourne

Navpreet Sandher

Amelia Rose Schweitzer

Jared Sikkema

Cheyenne Siverly

Chaunee Stockel

Meghan Strohmeyer Lum

Giorgio Tran

Jordan Valle

Susan Ward

Amy Yamashiro

Keaton Yaw

Final and Most Important Acknowledgement:

No person was more indispensable than my wife, Marci. Her background in cartography and graphic design, and insistence on fine tuning both the visual and textual parts of the program has been the deciding factor in how we have chosen to present the program. The best part of this entire venture was working closely together, on a daily basis, as she functioned as my consultant and sounding board.

Thank You!