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Swimming

There are 12 articles in this category.

Pool Etiquette

Published 26 apr, 2010. 12:18 p.m. in Swimming.

Swimming in a group atmosphere can be a great motivator. It takes only one person with poor pool etiquette to turn a lane into utter chaos, and the practice into an extremely frustrating experience. The following are some general rules ...

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Breathing in Freestyle Swimming

Published 26 apr, 2010. 7:12 p.m. in Swimming.

How to Master the Top 5 Challenges to Breathing in Freestyle Swimming

How And When To Get The Air In When Swimming Freestyle

From Kevin Koskella

Jun 19 2009

The most common question I hear in the triathlete world about ...

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10 Elements of a Perfect Freestyle Stroke

Published 26 apr, 2010. 7:19 p.m. in Swimming.

By Alex Kostich
Active.com

In the summer, the warm weather and longer daylight hours serve as natural motivators, inspiring us to swim.

However, once the season comes to an end, many of us lose interest in getting wet. What ...

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Open Water Swim Tips

Published 30 apr, 2010. 6:57 p.m. in Swimming.

by Randy Bernard on March 8, 2005 in Swim

Tags: Open Water Swim

Well it is that time of the season where you have either completed a couple of races or you are getting ready for the first open water ...

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Swimming Effeciency Checklist

Published 30 apr, 2010. 6:58 p.m. in Swimming.

by Ben Greenfield on June 7, 2006 in Swim

Press Lung: Ideal buoyancy in the water is achieved when the lungs, your body's natural life preservers, are pressed down towards the bottom of the pool. This is the foundation ...

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Why Count Strokes?

Published 11 jun, 2010. 7:25 p.m. in Swimming.

Why Count Strokes?

By Kevin Koskella
For Active.com

You may have had coaches that made you count strokes throughout the workout, either by mixing it into drill sets, the main set, or at the end of a workout. As ...

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3 Drills for Open Water Swimming

Published 18 jun, 2010. 3:49 p.m. in Swimming.

3 Drills for Open Water Swimming

By Jim Vance
For Active.com

One of the most common group workouts involves gathering with friends and heading out into the open water for a swim. When the weather is warm, this can ...

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Sculling and Holding the Elbow High

Published 18 jun, 2010. 3:58 p.m. in Swimming.

Marc Evans: Swimming - Sculling & Holding the High Elbow
By Marc Evans
6/11/2010

 

Teaching the high elbow catch position – especially to adult learners which is the principal triathlete genre isn’t the simplest undertaking for a coach. That so ...

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Open Water Swimming Tips - Overcoming Your Fears

Published 18 jun, 2010. 4:03 p.m. in Swimming.

Open Water Swimming Tips for Triathletes:
Overcoming Your Fears
Open water swimming presents some very real fears among triathletes. These steps will help overcome some of those fears.

Hazen Kent - Tri-Newbies Online

The fears and concerns related to open water ...

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Open Water Swim Skills

Published 18 jun, 2010. 6:42 p.m. in Swimming.

Cliff English: Open water swim skills
By Cliff English
5/5/2010

 

Open water swimming in lakes, rivers, oceans and any other body of water that we find as the swim venue for a triathlon is an acquired skill that ...

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Tips for Sizing and Getting Into a Triathlon Wetsuit

Published 07 jul, 2010. 6:36 p.m. in Swimming.

THE BIG SQUEEZE – By Brian Del Castilho and Richelle Love

TIPS FOR SIZING AND GETTING INTO A TRIATHLON WETSUIT

Donning a triathlon wetsuit takes a little time and patience and goes more smoothly with the help of a swim buddy ...

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Ways to Conquer Fears of Open -Water Swimming

Published 09 jul, 2010. 12:11 p.m. in Swimming.

WAYS TO CONQUER  FEARS OF OPEN-WATER SWIMMING - by Brian McAsey

OPEN WATER

Eighteen year old Canmore, Alberta resident Nova Donelon become the second youngest Canadian, and the fastest finisher in 2009 to swim across the English Channel.  Delayed by almost ...

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