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  • Junya Koga’s doping ban reduced to 2 years

    Junya Koga’s doping ban reduced to 2 years

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    Japanese Junya Koga’s four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation has been reduced to two years after it was found that his supplements may have been contaminated, the Court Of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Friday. Koga, a gold medallist in the world championships in 2009 (100 meters backstroke) and 2016 (50 meters backstroke),…

  • Olympic swimmer Junya Koga to face 4-year doping ban

    Olympic swimmer Junya Koga to face 4-year doping ban

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    Rio Olympic relay swimmer and 2009 world champion Junya Koga is set to be issued a four-year ban by a FINA doping panel for violating anti-doping rules, sources familiar with the matter said late Monday evening. Should the sport’s ruling body announce the decision, the 31-year-old Koga, who said in a hearing in late August…

  • The Race Club Swimisodes – Backstroke Spin Drill

    The Race Club Swimisodes – Backstroke Spin Drill

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    The backstroke spin drill is one of the most effective ways of teaching swimmers to accelerate the straight arms quickly through the recovery phase of the stroke cycle. One of the greatest challenges we see with our swimmers at The Race Club is getting them to turn their arms over fast enough in backstroke. In…

  • Swimisodes – Backstroke Swim Drill – 6 Kick Switch

    Swimisodes – Backstroke Swim Drill – 6 Kick Switch

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    The Race Club #swimisodes World champion backstroker, Junya Koga demonstrates a backstroke swim drill also known as 6 Kick Switch, that will help you appreciate the importance of this extreme rotation from one side to the other. Developing a faster backstroke swim begins with learning to use fast, strong body rotation.The energy from this quick…

  • The Race Club Swimisodes – Backstroke with Junya Koga – Head Position

    The Race Club Swimisodes – Backstroke with Junya Koga – Head Position

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    One of the most common problems in swimming is holding the head too high. In Backstroke, this swimming technique is common because it increases the pulling power and the awareness of where a swimmer’s body position is in the lane, particularly outdoors in the bright sun however elevating the head in swimming backstroke increases frontal…

  • Big meet in Barcelona this weekend !

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    The Mare Nostrum circuit starts in Barcelona this weekend, and our guy Pál Joensen will be there, along with 4 juniors from our Faroese squad. The start list promises a lot of world-class racing, as swim stars from around the world prepare for Shanghai 2011.