Watermelon Butterfly

What do you see in the Photoshop art below?

Well, it depends on who you are.

If you're a swimming coach, you might notice a few things other folks don't.

Tim Edmonds, head coach of the Stanford Masters swimming team had the following comments about it:

The "underwater recovery" butterfly drill which works on, among other things, getting the breath really early in the stroke was nicknamed the "watermelon seed spitting" drill by [Stanford men's assistant swimming coach] Ted Knapp probably 10 or 11 years ago. 

He thought the movement was similar to how you would move in order to win a watermelon seed spitting contest. 

This is a great, if slightly ironic, image....The fact that this little fella's head is "in line", his chin is "neutral," and his arms are about to exit into a quick recovery (but aren't out yet) is just about perfect technique.

Personally I'd prefer if his movement was a little less vertical, but it's still pretty great.

You can tell he is a Noon swimmer by his dark goggles and his sunburn.

Thanks for the analysis, coach. It just goes to show that inspiration is all around us!

Anyone know the source of this image, and others like it?

Comments

[Eric Ladean]

Well, it must be a big meet 'cuz the guy has his head shaved. Is he competing in the "Melon Bowl"?

It doesn't look like he's got one of those new Speedo LZR suits, does it?

[John Koetsier]

That is a slightly disturbing pic!

[Jen Haertling]

I like how the artist incorporated seeds as the goggles.

[Alex von Oech]

Looks like he's juicing to me!

=P

[Mike D]

I would like to know who the artist is. I willo be making watermelon wine and want to use the art on my labels. I do not sell wine, I only give it to family and friends. Would anybody here be able to put in contact with the artist? [email protected]

[Lisa Stonecipher]

I see a couple of things right off the bat. One: the Fu Man Chu mustache I see on the figure, gives me a visual of a wise Zen Guru, who is illustrating the adage "You are what you eat." Two: I picture an alternate reality, where things are quite different from where I live. When I was a child, my Dad used to tell me " Spit out your watermelon seeds, or you could start growing one in your belly." It was said jokingly, but I was careful to follow his advice anyway. This is a representation of what happens when you don't listen to your elders, in watermelon world.