Video Analysis: How Pan Zhanle Shattered World Record in the 100 Freestyle (Athletes Only Podcast)
At the Olympic Games in Paris, only two individual world records were set. While American Bobby Finke established a global standard in the 1500-meter freestyle on the final night of competition, China’s Pan Zhanle produced a stunning world mark in the 100 freestyle. By clocking 46.40, Pan shaved nearly a half-second off his previous record and won the gold medal at La Defense Arena by more than a second over silver medalist Kyle Chalmers, the 2016 Olympic champ in the event.
In his latest episode on the Athletes Only Podcast, host Kyle Millis produced an in-depth analysis of Pan’s world-record performance. Millis broke down the record swim through four categories: Starts and turns; underwaters; stroke; X-factor. In each of these areas, Millis looks at the way Pan, just 20 years old, moved through his two laps en route to one of the top swims at the Olympic Games. At one point, Millis analyzes how Pan, in comparison to the opposition, spends more time swimming freestyle, as opposed to remaining underwater.
Click on the video below to hear the analysis of Millis, who makes strong comparisons between Pan’s approach to the 100 freestyle and that of 2012 Olympic champion Nathan Adrian.
Very well done presentation. Great food for thought for swimmers and coaches.
Why didn’t he compete in the 50 meter freestyle.
He said in a interview he wanted to concentrate on the relay instead.
50m and 100m freestyle are now very different. Because 50m is anaerobic and 100m is aerobic. So 50m atheletes are usually big muscular guys. But for 100m, Pan and Popovici are skinny. Pan has summer distance swimming background, which makes him more competitive in second 50 meters.
you forgot banned substances.
Yeah… the American and Western swimmers took all of that and even the faces turned purple. OMG!
Pan Zhanle Number 1! China Number 1!
You haven’t demonstrated/proven banned substances being used by Zhanle so he didn’t forget something that was never there to be forgotten.
It’s the Purple potatos who have the nerve to cry foul. What a world we live in!