Courtesy: Dominique Hérailh
This knowledge is courtesy of the French Swimming Federation.
The French Swimming Federation has launched detailed statistics on all of the swimming finals on the Paris Olympics, and on this article, we’ll break down the ultimate of the boys’s 200 breaststroke the place Leon Marchand soared to gold over defending champion Zac Stubblety-Prepare dinner (ZSC).
In a earlier article, we had already detailed the 200-meter fly, the primary swim of Leon Marchand’s historic double on the night of July thirty first within the overexcited environment of the Enviornment Défense. The story wouldn’t be full if we didn’t speak about this second race that made this feat memorable.
For a whole view of the rostrum, we will even observe the info of the bronze medalist, Caspar Corbeau.
Let’s begin with a normal overview earlier than moving into the complete breakdown.
This primary desk offers the decomposition of the complete 200 meters damaged down by the underwater portion and the ‘over the water’ segments. The variety of strokes and their amplitude are additionally offered.
Marchand
ZSC
C.Corbeau
Underwater Distance (m)
53.7
42.4
50.3
Time Underwater (s)
28.28
21.92
26.84
Worth in m/sec (D/T)
1.90
1.93
1.87
Swimming distance
146.3
157.6
149.7
Time Over The Water (s)
97.57
104.87
101.06
Worth in m/s (D/T)
1.50
1.50
1.48
Whole Strokes
65
73
57
Common amplitude per stroke
2.31
2.22
2.65
On this occasion, Marchand’s energy lies in his underwater glide. Whereas Marchand covers 53.7 meters underwater, ZSC manages solely 42.4 meters, or 79% of that distance. Corbeau covers 50.3 meters, reaching 94% of Marchand’s distance. Though ZSC’s underwater distance is shorter, he covers it barely sooner.
Within the precise swimming portion, Marchand and ZSC have almost equivalent speeds (1.50 m/s), with Corbeau being barely slower.
The next graph compares stroke frequency and velocity.
Observing the connection between stroke frequency and velocity, we see that Marchand solely barely elevated his stroke fee to take care of velocity, whereas ZSC needed to considerably improve his stroke fee to attain almost the identical velocity. That is harking back to biking, the place some riders can keep a excessive gear ratio whereas others want to vary gears. This implies that ZSC was at his restrict, whereas Marchand could have had extra in reserve if confronted with a tighter race.
Let’s break down the race.
Marchand’s response time initially was the quickest (0.64), adopted by ZSC (0.66) and Corbeau (0.68).
Begin to 15 meters
Marchand
ZSC
C.Corbeau
Time (s)
5.95
6.88
6.31
Worth in m/sec (D/T)
2.52
2.18
2.32
The time hole at 15 meters between Marchand and ZSC is identical as on the end with a distinction of 1 one-hundredth of a second. ZSC had a poor begin. His underwater was three meters shorter than Marchand’s (14.17 vs 17.22) and his velocity on this portion was considerably slower (2.52 vs 2.18). Observe that Marchand was even sooner than the quickest opening 15-meter cut up within the 100 breast remaining (Nic Fink at 5.96).
15 Meters To 50 Meters
Marchand
ZSC
C. Corbeau
Time (s)
22.47
22.42
22.88
Worth in m/s (D/T)
1.558
1.561
1.530
Stubblety-Prepare dinner managed to make a contact of floor on Marchand early within the race, though Marchand’s benefit off the blocks saved him out forward early.
Early Standings
Marchand 28.42
Dong +0.63
Matheny +0.75
Corbeau +0.77
ZSC +0.88
First Flip
Marchand
ZSC
C. Corbeau
Underwater (m)
12.68
9.61
11.92
Time (s)
7.56
5.56
7.15
Worth in m/s
1.68
1.73
1.67
Time 15 meters
9.17
9.18
9.29
Pace (m/s)
1.636
1.634
1.615
Regardless of an extended underwater from Marchand, ZSC made up that benefit swimming, as the 2 had close to equivalent 15-meter splits.
65 Meters To 100 Meters
Marchand
ZSC
C. Corbeau
Time (s)
23.00
23.08
22.92
Worth in m/s (D/T)
1.522
1.516
1.527
Corbeau was the quickest on this half. He lined the 50 to 100-metre part in simply 13 strokes. As a really tall athlete (1.98m or 6’6), Corbeau has a robust stroke and lengthy glide.
100-Meter Standings:
Marchand 1:00.59
Corbeau +0.81
ZSC +0.97
Second flip
Marchand
ZSC
C. Corbeau
Underwater (m)
12.11
9.17
11.77
Time (s)
7.24
5.42
7.26
Worth in m/sec (D/T)
1.67
1.69
1.62
Time 15 meters
9.10
9.32
9.54
Pace m/s
1.65
1.61
1.57
It’s from this second flip that Corbeau begins to fall off the tempo. Marchand improves from first flip time, which was not the case with ZSC.
115 Meters To 150 Meters
Marchand
ZSC
C. Corbeau
Time (s)
23.43
23.42
23.83
Worth in m/sec (D/T)
1.494
1.494
1.469
Marchand and ZSC log the identical time by this portion, although ZSC considerably improve his tempo, taking 19 strokes in comparison with Marchand’s 16.
At 150 meters, the standings have been as follows:
L.Marchand: 1:33.12
Stubblety Prepare dinner: + 1,18
C.Corbeau: +1,65
Third flip
Marchand
ZSC
C. Corbeau
Underwater (m)
11.72
9.41
1.64
Time (s)
7.06
5.43
6.44
Worth in m/s
1.66
1.73
1.65
Time 15 meters
9.24
9.13
9.58
Pace (m/s)
1.623
1.643
1.566
On this final flip, ZSC’s underwater and stroke effectivity proved to have a bonus over Marchand. Relative to butterfly for instance, the size of the underwater off the flip in breaststroke doesn’t appear to be as indicative to general success.
165 Meters To 200 Meters
Marchand
ZSC
C.Corbeau
Time (s)
23.49
23.36
23.55
Worth in m/sec (D/T)
1.490
1.498
1.486
This final closing part didn’t essentially change the face of the race.
Though ZSC was barely sooner, he might solely take again a couple of hundredths to Marchand, who completed 94 one-hundredths forward (2:05.95 to 2:06.79). Corbeau ended up greater than two seconds again of Marchand for bronze in 2:07.90.
The graph beneath exhibits the near-symmetry of Marchand and ZSC’s races. Each constructed excellent races from the angle of splitting, managing their stroke charges and getting probably the most out of what that they had on the day.
Pace In m/s Per Part
It’s potential that if ZSC was on career-best kind (2:05.95 PB), he and Marchand might’ve challenged the world report (2:05.48), however that one stays on the books for now.
