Archive for July, 2009

Breathing in Freestyle: How To Stop Choking On Water

Swimming can be a difficult sport to learn if you’ve never been taught the very basics. One of the biggest issues most beginners face is breathing in the freestyle stroke. Even for veterans of the sport, breathing can be a nightmare if you don’t know the correct technique and method for easy and effortless breathing ...

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Swimming Kick: How To Increase Your Kicking Power by 200%

As a coach of both elite and amateur swimmers, it is apparent that one of the biggest issues facing adult swimmers is the ability to generate power from their kick. There is a noticeable difference between those swimmers who were taught correctly as a kid or teenager, and those which have never been shown the [...] ...

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How To Swim Butterfly With ‘Phelps-Like’ Speed…

Last night at training during a set of 4x25m of butterfly at max effort, I was called aside by my coach. He'd noticed that my 'sprint' butterfly looked more a 400m butterfly. What could it possibly be that my sprint butterfly was missing? ...

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