He "SURFED" His Rival's WAVE!

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This is the story of the most epic relay in swimming’s history. The fastest swimmers vs the fastest team! There are a lot of ways to tell this story but this is how I saw it.
00:00 - 2008 supersuits and the relay
00:43 - Order of swimmers in the relay
01:35 - The big problem!
01:56 - Michael Phelps vs Eamon Sullivan
02:27 - Fred Bousquet
02:34 - Alain Bernard
02:41 - Jason Lezak
03:35 - Surfing the wave!
04:27 - 4 x 100 free relay in 2012
05:01 - Ryan Lochte vs Yannick Agnel
05:37 - 4 x 100 free relay in 2016
06:00 - Florent Manaudou
06:09 - Nathan Adrian
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@saltybrackishfresh 3 жыл бұрын

LEZAK would’ve been 45.99 if he didn’t look up on the finish 🤯🤯🤯

@BryceRogers_ 2 жыл бұрын

seriously. Heart attack inducing

@DavidTorres-sf2nt 2 жыл бұрын

I coached that for a decade after that race.

@choiyongjae 2 жыл бұрын

5:02 "Phelps did his thing underwater." Perfect way to describe Michael Phelps.

@michaelfan9572 Жыл бұрын

Yes

@Surtac100 2 жыл бұрын

Wow he moved over so the guy next to him couldn’t ride his wave, nice!

@Whiteroca 2 жыл бұрын

6:20 very smart

@vincenzodelavega5284 2 жыл бұрын

Looks easy but really it isn’t. To take advantage of the waves, you need to be behind someone less than a meter behind, and hoping this person is not saving some energy on the last 15 meters.

@dineshpatil6698 2 жыл бұрын

Actully

@alexbevan2183 Жыл бұрын

It’s not exactly hard, and even if they do have energy for the last 15 you should be sprinting the last 2 lengths anyway. If you have been slipstreaming you have also been saving your energy and will always win over an opponent of equal strength.

@goku445 Жыл бұрын

It's like cyclism. I'd like to know how much energy you can save doing this. It can go up to 30% for cyclists.

@JimmyJayJunior 2 жыл бұрын

This video made me appreciate swimming way more. My ex gf was a competitive swimmer in her teens. You don't realise how majestic and athletic it is until you see it through that underwater camera 😮

@harrisshob5819 2 жыл бұрын

female swimmers have the BEST physiques !!! i wish i was that level of impressiveness!

@HemstitchedIrony 2 жыл бұрын

Lezak's is still the fastest 100m LCM relay split ever. INSANITY.

@verward 2 жыл бұрын

Technically yes, but I would say Duncan Scott's splitt was greater. They had the exact same swimming time but Lezak's reaction time was faster. On top of that Lezak wore a poly-urethane suit and Scott didn't.

@offduty5126 2 жыл бұрын

@@verward For sure its a better raw swim, but I just love how poetic this win was for Lezak, such a clutch swim at the very end of your career when you've lost a number of times in similar positions. Not to mention I think anyone would rather do it at the Olympics. I get why Lezak's swim is more popular.

@Charlie-hv3dh 2 жыл бұрын

Wicked

@verward 2 жыл бұрын

@@offduty5126 well, i think that perspective is a little america centric. The british with duncan scott had also lost that race in that position a number of times, all tonthe americans. You could argue that the olympics and phelps makes one more historic than the other, but I would argue that that british team being the first ever to beat the americans head to head makes it greater. Let me repeat that: no team ever had beaten the americans in that race. Not the Aussies in 2000, not the japanese in 08-12, not the russians in the 90s. The 2019 british were the first to do it, and they beat adrian, dressel and murphy along with a 58.6 breast split. That race was plenty historic, imo more so than the 08 400 free relay.

@ultearmilkojohn1145 2 жыл бұрын

lol more historic than a defining moment of the greatest olympic achievement of all time? good meme dude

@ayushbanerjee1187 3 жыл бұрын

Never knew that there was so much strategy in swimming. Go Team USA 🇺🇸

@realalbertan 3 жыл бұрын

Duncan Scott 🇬🇧 did this to great effect in the medley relay at the 2019 world's (46.14). Duncan Armstrong 🇦🇺 in the 200 Free at the 1988 Olympics rode Biondi's wake and blew the doors off the field in the last 50.

@williamwarren9397 3 жыл бұрын

neither did I, this is awesome wtf first time hearing about this

@billybob6604 2 жыл бұрын

yes

@Aw3Sum3K9 2 жыл бұрын

@@williamwarren9397 Same, my first time hearing this too. It's like how birds fly in V formation to conserve energy!

@Strong_Libra_Scales 2 жыл бұрын

Woohooo!!

@Patrone68 2 жыл бұрын

Excited for this years' Olympics, the gamesmanship is reaching incredible levels! Never noticed the wave surfing before, going to watch for that.

@protipskiptoendofvideoandr286 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly feel the Olympics will be shut down the day before, day of, or a week into it.

@jordanbabcock9349 Жыл бұрын

@@protipskiptoendofvideoandr286 so, at some point. I bet they'll be over after the last game.

@SuperHello64 3 жыл бұрын

Lezak almost didn't win because he looked up on the finish.

@billybob6604 2 жыл бұрын

imagine if he didn’t then he woulda went 45

@Fuzcapp 2 жыл бұрын

The French swimmer checks the American swimmer underwater just before the touch (see it at 3:56). This probably lost the race for the French.

@madpuppy54 2 жыл бұрын

@@Fuzcapp I agree the French swimmer cost himself at the end, because his touch was better timed than Lezaks, so had he not checked the next lane, he might have won or tied.

@ChiValryWu92 2 жыл бұрын

Man, I remember watching this live. The excitement we had on the swim team was outstanding!

@gametime2473 2 жыл бұрын

This was my favorite swimming race ever. Several teams obliterated the world record in this race. Lezak was absolutely stunning with that comeback. Never seen that kind of acceleration in swimming. What a great story.

@williamlawrenson8345 2 жыл бұрын

This is something we do in canoe/kayak racing frequently except at sprint regattas where the rules say we must stay in the middle of our lanes for 200, 500 and 1000m races. Groups will work together to either catch leaders or break away from weaker paddlers, changing places to to take turns doing the work or having a rest. Best rest place, back of the diamond in a group of 4. Our club does it regularly in training, to upskill athletes and to enable weaker paddlers to join in with faster people.

@SkillsNT 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting

@hl.alexis 2 жыл бұрын

Yeww kayak gang

@totallyel3ktrik119 2 жыл бұрын

Same in cycling, it’s basically the essence of the sport.

@imperialspy3457 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a drafting effect for kayak races?

@keatonhatch6213 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I watched to the end. I don’t know swimming but I was like why doesn’t the lead swimming just move away from the swimmer in 2nd to not give them an advantage

@protipskiptoendofvideoandr286 2 жыл бұрын

Cant wait for the race when there is a person to each side riding the middle(leaders) wake

@raywiliani3600 2 жыл бұрын

people often don't notice things out of the corner if their eye

@yaminobia7159 2 жыл бұрын

I used to swim but I wasn't very fast or extremely interested in it. Watching your videos has made me want to try swimming again with different techniques

@laytonN00000000001 2 жыл бұрын

I watched every one of Michaels races that year. And that relay was the most insane thing i had ever watched live

@duncanfeng9626 2 жыл бұрын

loving the series, really interesting stories!

@compellingly 3 жыл бұрын

I've been watching your videos for over a year and your content is amazing. Keep up the good work!

@nabilhashmi7976 2 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic video, well done. Your content keeps improving. Can’t wait for your training App.

@gustavo_2298 2 жыл бұрын

Another amazing video! High expectations for the 2021 4 x 100 rely!

@aimbrozz3205 3 жыл бұрын

I love this kind of videos please do MORE!!

@NickMaovich 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know who will win in Tokyo, but I definitely won when I discovered this channel

@SkillsNT 2 жыл бұрын

🤩

@joec7177 2 жыл бұрын

Holy this video was so intense!! Well done!!

@mark2talk2u 3 жыл бұрын

Really good video and analysis ! Thank you.

@Oscar44443 2 жыл бұрын

That was one of the greatest moments in Olympic history by Jason lezak

@omarmoka6354 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, sullivan is unbelievable . He breaks a world record every time he swim this race . He show it as a piece of cake 🎂

@wduncanator 2 жыл бұрын

@B Babbich Phelps has never got the WR in 100 freestyle lol

@space1607 2 жыл бұрын

I’m on my high schools swim team and we don’t really try and time our dives because high school races aren’t usually as close as these

@sethaldrich6902 Жыл бұрын

Something to work on the future for getting faster instead of just winning.

@ccbgaming6994 3 жыл бұрын

Great content and story, definitely worth watching! Are the two siblings Florent and Laure Manaudou?

@olivierbartolli 3 жыл бұрын

Yes they're siblings

@un-named7896 3 жыл бұрын

Has to be them or the Campbell sisters I imagine.

@indydurant4830 Жыл бұрын

The story is partly BS. He portrays it like Alain Bernard was nervous about going last and had a bad race. In reality, Bernard swam his fastest LCM time ever - 46.73

@lukarus9697 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@andrewmb1908 2 жыл бұрын

This was truly an awesome video

@magicalplace3788 2 жыл бұрын

I still think that the 4×100 relay of 2008 was the best race in the history of the sports. There were so many things going up to the race and so much at stake (especially, Michael phelps's historic 8 golds), not to mention that the race itself was amazing.

@sarthakbhalerao1045 3 жыл бұрын

With Dressel, Apple, Pieroni and Brooks it looks hard for anyone to beat USA, with all 4 swimming times as 47.39, 47.72, 48.15 and 48.16 and knowing the fact that USA swimmers go better in relays then they do in individual events, it looks very hard for anyone to catch USA at this point of time.

@zenokalo7438 3 жыл бұрын

Russia: kliment kolesnikov 47:3; grinev 47 low in 2019, minakov 47:57 wjr, and morozov with relay start could be under 48

@billybob6604 2 жыл бұрын

@@zenokalo7438 is russia competing

@gustaaf1892 2 жыл бұрын

The US is always the team to beat because they have such great depth. Australia might be the biggest threat. The French only seem to have one good 100m freestyler based on their trial times, so I'm discounting them.

@sarthakbhalerao1045 2 жыл бұрын

@@zenokalo7438 you forget that Athletes under ROT had always had such timings, and yet they fail to secure a fold. Forget Olympics, recently concluded European Champs they couldn't get a gold. They are not big match players.

@yesmk000 2 жыл бұрын

i think russians and australians have a real shot at it this year

@jonathankleinhenz2652 3 жыл бұрын

Great video mauri!

@SkillsNT 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Johnny 🤩

@aculturedspecimen 2 жыл бұрын

Here from the future, Zapple’s back at it again with the sub 47 splits

@8opposite200 2 жыл бұрын

Subbed! Great content.

@KCJbomberFTW 2 жыл бұрын

Greatest swimming race in history

@IgnasSakalauskas 2 жыл бұрын

It's so inspiring that i even cried watching it...

@tomekkk93 Жыл бұрын

This is as fascinating as it could ever be

@billbarraugh9454 Жыл бұрын

5:02: Phelps did his thing underwater🤣Love it! by the way i really like the violins in the vid great music choice!

@HausdorffLover Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the vid :D

@emperorsascharoni9577 2 жыл бұрын

France changing the order for a better winning picture to get a top class losing picture is hilarious.

@robohippy 3 жыл бұрын

I have been hearing about this surfing, but never heard it years ago... So, one other thing I have noticed in the US and European Olympic trials is the stroke rates in breast stroke. Since it is not a stroke I have ever been able to do, I generally don't pay attention, but noticed in the women's and men's 4 by 100 relay (women's time difference with top 3 was some thing like .02 seconds), and with the woman's breast stroke final where the young woman from Alaska got second place, how different their stroke rates can be. Some have very quick stroke rates, and some are much more slow and glide longer, which did help some of them catch up 3 seconds or so. In most other strokes, the stroke rates are fairly similar...

@julievanderleest 7 ай бұрын

I saw the title and I thought it said “he surfed a rival wave.” I was thinking, “I didn’t realize that waves had rivalry.”😂 😂😂

@streamptd_butter3102 3 жыл бұрын

This is insane I love it

@rectorragies540 2 жыл бұрын

That was an awesome video

@LOLOISE123456789 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos could you make some about other swimstyles in competition? 🥺

@RayFliesAway 2 жыл бұрын

Swimming is so much more than swimming.

@shonnyboyy5284 2 жыл бұрын

Lol nope it’s just swimming

@theronkong 2 жыл бұрын

Swimming is just swimming. But to win, that's different. It requires lots of training and strategy

@shrek9489 2 жыл бұрын

Farts are so much more than farts

@SuperRedux 2 жыл бұрын

Love the way you pronounce Alain Bernard as Aaalaan Byeurnaaar My tongue twisted and I had to get a surgery done to untangle my tongue after I tried pronouncing that name the way you do

@BlTCHEZAlNTSHlT Жыл бұрын

jason lezaks split time is almost a half a second greater than the next closest person ever AND he swam it 14 years ago. What a badass

@anariondanumenor9675 9 ай бұрын

badass with supersuit xd

@tobi_60 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, Can you make a video on best race caps for swimming i mean the ones which are the best btw i am gonna have some tournaments after a few weeks

@justinpopelka1148 Жыл бұрын

Great content

@bumble_crumble6521 2 жыл бұрын

I remember the first time I rode someone's wave, it was extra cool

@Louis-gd2cq 3 жыл бұрын

Dude you should have included Duncan Scott's relay split from world's as a great example of drafting

@Leehamism 2 жыл бұрын

Another Duncan....Duncan Armstrong GOLD 1988

@skya6863 2 жыл бұрын

Your pfp is lovely

@sethaldrich6902 Жыл бұрын

Yep, he surfed Nathan Adrian hard core. I was screaming at Adrian to get over to the other side of the lane.

@an.estd7889 3 жыл бұрын

Insane story telling

@artamanam5183 9 ай бұрын

what a good video thanks

@natesturm448 2 жыл бұрын

0:06 seconds into this and we got a true Chad staring straight into the camera xD. I'm dead.

@jorgelouiefragamartinez970 2 жыл бұрын

Ya me ví el vídeo en tus dos canales Buen contenido

@aserodriguez1425 2 жыл бұрын

I will never forget watching that shit LIVE! It was AMAZING i was so pumped yeeeeeeee still gets me hype n gets my American juices flowing 😆 🇺🇸 🎆 All 3 relay races LIVE! Awesome. 2/3 gold 🏅 🏅 is awesome

@forzaly6547 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah America is pretty good

@yorilamaz Жыл бұрын

Ahh.... Ooh.... this is so interesting!

@DvirTTT 2 жыл бұрын

I like your vids, but it will be great if you show the whole table of results in the competitions you talk about, we are interested in 2-5 places as well

@Bad888Max 2 жыл бұрын

this is great

@user-ry9eo8xn7p 2 жыл бұрын

Mum: honey you can be whatever you want to be! *every Olympic swimmer:* I’ve always wanted to be a fish!

@coopboulton 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best events in the Olympics!

@chrisb4003 2 жыл бұрын

Mate you just blew my mind

@wk_pirouuaites7514 2 жыл бұрын

I have a friend who swims 4*100 freestyle at jo for France, let’s go Charles !

@JB-cx2vk 2 жыл бұрын

As someone who was raised a swimmer, and competed extensively, swimming is a lot more than going to a beach and splashing around. It is one of the most grueling sports in the world. If youre going to become a swimmer, its an all or nothing sport. That, alone, takes a lot of drive and dedication. NEVER think of competitive swimming as boring. There is A LOT that goes into it.

@goku445 Жыл бұрын

keyword is competitive here.

@stawastawa 2 жыл бұрын

Hard to follow everything and who's in what lane. And hard to 'see' the surfing the wave action. But really neat concept. Thanks for sharing and sharing the scenarios

@CubsWin2012 Жыл бұрын

Could you do a video about David Berkoff (and the Japanese swimmer) who did the underwater starts before they were outlawed?

@equinoxproject2284 2 жыл бұрын

I remember screaming at the tv..."move away from the lane line!!!" when the French lost to the USA.

@Bighomiehobbs 2 жыл бұрын

It makes sense. When I go to the beach and catch wave while swimming I become a torpedo.

@acidocloridrico9168 2 жыл бұрын

You didn’t get it then… On the beach, the wave carries you, you intentionalry go the same direction the wave is going. The wave on the pool goes against you, but somehow instead of slowing you down, it makes you swim faster if you know how to take advantage of it.

@anthonyzheng1246 2 жыл бұрын

You didn’t get the joke then

@quackasourus2139 2 жыл бұрын

@@acidocloridrico9168 but dont u also go against the wave?? Well not the wave but the direction the water is flowing

@acidocloridrico9168 2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonyzheng1246 If that was a joke, I need to re learn the concept of a joke.

@anthonyzheng1246 2 жыл бұрын

@@acidocloridrico9168 yeah you do

@possiblypoet 2 жыл бұрын

Yes but WHAT WAS THAT SONG at the end???

@JSandoval80 2 жыл бұрын

WEARETHEGOOD, Lynnea- Shield

@analcommando1124 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me when Duncan Armstrong rode Matt Biondi's wave to victory in the mens 200m free in 1988. The Americans got so upset about it since it cost Biondi any chance of equalling Spitz's 7 golds.

@myotiswii 2 жыл бұрын

In Finswimming this is a REAL problem. While we are all underwater, we are so fast that we have strong water movement behind and beside us. There is a sweetspot beside someone where someone slightly pushes you, but as soon as you are about a meter behind, you are slowed down extremely by the person in front of you.

@imran6223 3 жыл бұрын

Good Luck for you

@brianfosterkinsale4403 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy. Can you please make a video on marathon swimmers (anyone in particular)

@federalisticnewyorkians4470 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@BluJay_Rx 2 жыл бұрын

The fact I swam competitively for over 10 years and never knew about riding the wave intrigues me

@goku445 Жыл бұрын

it's a secret

@chillz323 2 жыл бұрын

I almost got a heart attack watching this race back in the day. It was super close.

@jeffis2153 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, “Honey where’s my super suit”

@TV-fv1ih 3 ай бұрын

Lezak's turnover was simply faster than Bernard's in the last 50! Bernard was quoted as saying that he didn't see Lezak because he was breathing to the other side. If Lezak might not have won because he looked up, but Bernard got caught looking at Lezak at the end! The next two examples aren't applicable as the lead swimmer was in the middle of his lane and not on the divider.

@Iamlivinginasim 2 жыл бұрын

Best swimming race of all time.

@cherrykenzyroblox3738 2 жыл бұрын

Smart swimmers. They think quite well while swimming

@DINKDESIGN Жыл бұрын

So cool

@legitman2685 2 жыл бұрын

Does this "surfing" of your opponent wave also work for Short course yards?

@forzaly6547 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, pretty sure

@mattheoswho1010 2 жыл бұрын

The more time you spend underwater, the less the help is. So SCY is probably where surfing is the least helpful, but still advantageous

@throwingshade9315 Жыл бұрын

This video is really well done. You do not have enough likes, so I'm leaving you a positive comment, too 👍. Keep up the good work.

@no1_tom867 3 жыл бұрын

great Britain stand a great chance this Olympics, both in the medley and freestyle

@Amm17ar 2 жыл бұрын

Could you explain why its beneficial to surf the wave and how it works. I dont really understand.

@williamkent2446 2 жыл бұрын

Ever boogie boarded at a beach?

@TheGoonsies Жыл бұрын

Wow I did not know about the last minute switch in order... Lol.

@cristibaluta Жыл бұрын

I'm actually curious how do they measure those crazy milliseconds, is there a sensor on the wall? Is it the whole width so no matter where you touch it it's detected?

@SkillsNT Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@ninerushclips3414 Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure it's kind of like a pressure plate with thin middle plates and sensors monitoring it.

@ehh1704 2 жыл бұрын

Charmers went 46 aswell in the 2016 relay

@greysongladney4403 2 жыл бұрын

I remember in high school I anchored for a freestyle relay and dove in in last place, 1-3rd were nearly halfway down the lane... still got 2nd.... never ever have I swam that fast in my life.... Of course this was 25m length vs Olympic 50 so I didn't have to conserve any energy....

@timn4481 2 жыл бұрын

i think you are over stating it. the wake is only there if both athletes are on the rope. its also only advantageous if you are about half a body length behind. if you get further behind, or in front, there is actually additional drag. so unless you have all these conditions its really not that advantageous. if u want to win you eventually have to move forward of the wake and will suffer the corresponding drag..so its a trade off. hundredths of seconds. so if you manage to win by 0.05 seconds and you sat half a body length behind the leader, for a lap or more before your surge, and you were both on the same lane rope, then yes, the wake helped you win.

@phunnyrao 2 жыл бұрын

Cate and Bronte Campbell from Australia made it to the Olympics and also won medals.

@sniclops15 Жыл бұрын

I feel good when I swim a 45.xx in 50 meters, these guys can do just a bit over that in 100 meters. Jeez they're fast!

@sofjanmustopoh7232 2 жыл бұрын

It’s the most exciting race

@simonmartinek185 2 жыл бұрын

whats the song at the end

@timwillruth 2 жыл бұрын

Dear Admin, please watch the sport finswimming. Then you will knew what it means to swim on and with the waves! If you need recommendations, ask me!

@bobfromtadley1867 3 жыл бұрын

Drafting works, I always swim quicker when someone is in front of me

@rcranes2227 2 жыл бұрын

For sure, even as a slower swimmer in high school I could tell the difference. It felt like there was basically zero energy costs at the very start of the stroke. The rest of the stroke felt about equal, but that initial phase was so helpful!