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Swimming The English Channel


Posted by race5599 on 08 May 2015 / 0 Comment
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The abridged version: swim one hour, rest three, swim one hour, rest three,… We were a four-person team, one woman and three men, expecting to finish in twelve to sixteen hours. The long drama: It’s now 12:30am Saturday morning, I’m swimming the 15th hour of our relay, and I know I’m close. Kate yells from […]

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Energize Your Swims With Deck Work


Posted by race5599 on 27 Nov 2013 / 0 Comment
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Want to bring new energy to your laps? Recently, I’ve been using these sets: Note: You do an exercise after every 50 following the warm-up. Warm-up: 5×50 freestyle, easy arms, fast narrow kick Core Activation: 5×50 freestyle, focused on contracting my abdominals throughout. While swimming, I want to feel the stretch ACROSS my body, through […]

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Fish Kicking Explained (Side Dolphin)


Posted by race5599 on 11 Jun 2013 / 0 Comment
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This is Misty Hyman demonstrating the kick she developed in the late 90’s. She went on to win gold in the 200m butterfly in Sydney in 2000. And here is a video of how she used to do it before there were rules about how far you could kick… Here is the kick broken down: […]

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Freestyle Catch & Recovery – Body Mirrors In Evidence


Posted by race5599 on 01 May 2013 / 0 Comment
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There are two main types of recovery motions: 1)      A lift executed from the shoulder, lifting the elbow up and over, pulling a relaxed forearm and hand along for the ride. 2)      A “karate chop” recovery where the hand leads the motion, with the swimmer typically holding a lot of tension from shoulder to fingertips. […]

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