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Hog the Log 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Expand your repertoire and keep a log! Swimming books with logs to record your training and sample workouts are must have. Measure your progress in length of practices, variety of sets, frequency and ...
Just Try It 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
I want to be like her! Read about your favorite swimming stars. Not enough about swimmers in Sports Illustrated? True! Go to amazon.com and buy a book on Amanda Beard or Michael Phelps. Even find book...
Whew! I'm Glad We Were in the Pool Today 25 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
It's summer, the weather is nice and you are itching to get in shape, tone your muscles, and be prepared for upcoming fall season. Go to a summer swim camp. Summer swim camps are worthwhile and reward...
Do Something with it 24 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Watching swimming videos of you in the water is often the best way for a coach and a swimmer to critique and correct technique. It is never a bad thing and always helpful in one way or another to vie...
It Can't Hurt 22 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
For countless swimming videos, titles, descriptions and prices, visit sportsnationvideo.com/swimming. It is important to see the strokes you are trying to learn done correctly, accompanied by quick an...
Rock and Roll 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Freestyle and backstroke are both performed one arm at a time, both with a dip of the shoulder and slight roll of the body toward the side of the leading hand. The swimming technique for both of thes...
"S" for "Same" 19 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Freestyle and butterfly share a very similar S-curve pull swim technique under the water. The hands enter the water in front of the head and shoulders at almost a full arm's extension. Both hands firs...
The Four Big Ones 18 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
There are four major swimming strokes used in training and competitive swimming: • Freestyle (better known as front crawl) • Backstroke • Breaststroke • Butterfly When learning and practicing these ...
Swim Hard, not Hurt 17 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
One of the keys to swimming fast, swimming well, or swimming for a sustained amount of time, is proper swimming technique. Generally, the correct swimming technique is whatever is most natural for eac...
Butterfly 16 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Remember the following short key phrases when doing swimming strokes and you won't go wrong doing the butterfly stroke: • Hands make an S-shape under the water • Push past your hips • Arms almost str...
