Category: Technique
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How Coley Stickels Utilizes Drills in Swim Workouts
Coley Stickels, Head Coach of the Univ of Alabama has a history of producing some of the best sprinters in history, including Abbey Weitzeil and Santo Condorelli. He discusses his approach with Chris Ritter, on how he uses drills during his workouts and it’s probably not how you think! This clip is from a full…
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The Perfect Open Turn (Breaststroke/Butterfly trick)
When half of the strokes you can swim rely on an unconventional turn like the open turn, you have to focus your attention on the little things to see great results. Luckily, Phlex founder Marcin Cieslak is an NCAA Champion in the 100 Butterfly and is here to share this incredible trick to have the…
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Improve your Backstroke Swimming technique | Learn from an Olympic Medallist | Olympian’s Tips
Have you ever wondered how important is to know where to enter your hand into the water at the top of your stroke? Olympic medallist Elisabeth Beisel show you an easy but very important trick to nail your technique.
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Ugly Can Be Faster | Why Beautiful Technique Isn’t Always The Quickest
If you’ve been trying to replicate some of Dan Smith’s technique in your own swimming, there are some changes you might want to make if you swim open water.
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2 Kicks 1 Pull (Beginner) | Extending Your Breaststroke Technique
Breaststroke 2 Kick 1 Pull is a common drill done to improve streamlining and stroke length. In this Breaststroke Drill Tutorial, we are going to look at the beginner version of this drill and how it can help extend your Breaststroke technique. Performing this Breaststroke drill is very similar to full stroke breaststroke, the difference…
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How to Swim Perfect Backstroke
There isn’t one backstroke technique that works for everyone, but these tips can help you perfect your backstroke!
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4 Ways You’re Slowing Your Swimming Down | Make Your Next Swim Easier
“I swim regularly, but I’m not getting faster.†Sound familiar?! Quite often our own swimming technique or style of training is the culprit that is slowing us down. So let’s go through a few common mistakes that could, in fact, be slowing you down!
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Freestyle Timing – A simpler way to think about freestyle timing
The timing of the freestyle stroke is important. It will largely depend on what speed and distance the swimmer or triathlete is racing. In the end, there is no one technically perfect stroke to suit all swimmers and triathletes. It’s a matter of finding what works best for you as an individual and consistently practicing…
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Improve Your Swimming Speed | 3 Workouts To Make You Swim Faster!
Regardless of our current swimming ability, we all want to swim faster. So Mark & Heather are here with 3 simple ways you can improve your swimming speed!