Category: Technique
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Fast Swimming Techniques – Butterfly Body Position
In this first of five webisodes on how to swim fast butterfly, Gary Hall Sr discusses body position and how it correlates to a strong kick and a low driving breath. Featuring footage from the Race Club‘s “Life is Worth Swimming†their newest DVD Starring Bobby Savulich and George Bovell III.
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Ian Thorpe on getting back in the pool
Read interview in The Scotsman “During competition you have to go into yourself, but you have to have the same kind of spatial awareness of the crowd, the arena, and how that can pull into your performance. The energy from the crowd or your competitors can contribute in a very positive way to your performance.…
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Dr. Dr. Home Gharavi – Workshop D – The Flip Turn
Our friends Home Gharavi and Ren̩ Thomsen arranged this Athletic Performance Conference & Workshop at Bernstorffsminde Efterskole, January 7th Р11th 2013, and the video looks awesome.
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Do You Over Rotate When You Swim Freestyle?
“Swimming Freestyle is all about Balanced, Coordinated Movement. Often times, when we work with a new swimmer for the first time, we see that they rotate their body way to much, resulting in an unbalanced stroke with little coordination, and this leads to a lack of power and overall endurance in the stroke. Watch this…
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New Stanford Swim Camp Video
Located only 30 minutes south of San Francisco on the beautiful Stanford University campus, the Stanford Swim Camp is designed to help competitive swimmers from around the world improve their stroke technique.
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CC photo #385: Me trying to explain something about swimming
So this is me today (19 January 2013), trying to explain whatever at at basic swim course here in Toftir, Faroe Islands. The girls are my daughters, obviously very impressed, and my wife took the photo. A family business! :-)
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Natalie Coughlin says ‘Stay Focused’
Elite training tips in The New York Times via the17thman Like many distance swimmers who spend endless hours in the pool, Natalie Coughlin, 30, used to daydream as she swam laps. She’d been a competitive swimmer for almost her entire life, and this was the way she — and many others — managed the boredom…
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MRMM Ocean Swim Tips
A lot of useful tips here The 5th Murray Rose Malabar Magic Ocean Swim is being held on Sunday, 17 February 2013. For more information and to register go to www.rainbowclubaust.com.au/oceanswim Preparation