Category: Technique
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Dave Salo the ‘breaststroke whisperer’
Interesting article here on The New York Times, about USC Trojan head Dave Salo, coach of top breaststrokers Kosuke Kitajima, Eric Shanteau, Michael Alexandrov, Rebecca Soni and Jessica Hardy. Renowned for his somewhat controversial low-milage, high-quality, technique-driven training regimen. The breaststrokers who train under Salo catch the water on their pulls in the same place,…
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The Swim Watch Battle: FINIS Swimsense vs Swimovate Pool-Mate Pro
A must-read here on DC Rainmaker: A triathlete testing both the FINIS Swimsense and the Swimovate Pool-Mate Pro for 3 months, on occasions wearing both at once. He finds both to be very accurate, ending up identical in terms of distance/laps even after 3,000 yards. But he cannot test stroke identification, due to his triathlete-like…
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iiM update available for the FINIS Swimsense® swim watch
Interval Inference Mode (iiM) is a free update for the FINIS Swimsense® performance monitor, freeing you from having to manually press the “pause” button after each repeat. Simply press START at the beginning of your workout and STOP at the end, and the Swimsense® will automatically register all intervals and rest period, along with other…
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The Race Club: Underwater Pull Series – Lift
Part 2 of the Race Club‘s 4 part series analysing the underwater pull. This time about why lift is important and how long we typically spend in the “lift phase†for both hip and shoulder driven freestyle.
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Open Water Swimming testing the FINIS Ankle Strap Cord
Mike Lewis from OpenWaterSwimming.com testing the FINIS Ankle Strap Cord, an adaption of the classic hip belt.
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EyeSwim, a personal video system for people who swim
Interesting concept, and thankfully both cheap and simple, see www.eyeswim.com. Now, personally I’ve always wanted a simple instant and automatic video replay system with slow-motion like what we sometimes see on fun rides. For start practices and stuff, preferably in a plug-in-and-go package, please go invent that ! :-)
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The Race Club: Underwater Pull Series – Introduction
This is exciting, Gary Hall Sr of the Race Club introducing part 1 of 4 part series analysing the underwater pull, digging into the classic drag versus lift discussion (or more nerdy, Newton’s second law of motion versus Bernoulli’s Principle of lift).Â
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FINIS launches Stroke Lab, Web-Based Video Analysis Tool
FINIS® today announces the availability of Stroke Lab, under the slogan “Video Stroke Analysis, Made Easy”. This web application allows you to upload and distribute your videos online, and has a video editor that allows coaches to slow down the video, make audio or text comments to them, and use various drawing tools to illustrate…
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Breakout! Swim Clinic with Ryan Lochte
A Mutual of Omaha Breakout! Swim Clinic here hosted by the Blue Dolfins in Oviedo, Florida. Coaches Great Gobat and Charlie Rose, plus Ryan Lochte and Josh Davis. “Repeat after me: Thumb by thigh, elbow high, gliding on my side, streamline makes you fly!”