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Swimming Strokes - Articles
Critique My Swim Stroke
by
Jeff Irvin
Posted
Fri 21 Jan 2011 6:56pm
When I decided to do my first Triathlon in May of '09 I was an extremely poor swimmer and really had not even tried to swim a lap since I was a 7-year old kid trying to obtain my Tadpole Badge from the local YMCA. I was terrified of doing the 500-meter swim so I spent a lot of time in the pool trying to learn how to swim freestyle. All that time
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WHAT ARE THE STROKES IN SWIMMING?
by
CoachKennedy
Posted
Wed 28 Oct 2009 10:34pm
Freestyle – Is the fastest and most efficient swimming technique
Backstroke – Is the only stroke that is swum on the back, the swimmer looking up
Butterfly – Is powerful, graceful and fast
Breaststroke – Is one of the easiest and most relaxing strokes
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Strokes or Cerebral-Vascular Accidents in Kids
by
Dr. Charlotte Thompson
Posted
Fri 22 Jan 2010 7:14am
and people had no idea children could have strokes. Having cared for children with disabilities in two large hospital programs, several of kids I saw had had strokes. The youngest... such a marked change when he was a boy with such promise.
Unfortunately today even adults are not always quickly diagnosed as having had a stroke. The editor of two of my books had
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Swimming technique
by
Nancy T.
Posted
Tue 14 Apr 2009 11:19pm
Here is a great resource for you analytical visual learners out there who are working on improving your swimming strokes.
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Good to be back in the swimming pool!
by
Mark H.
Posted
Fri 03 Oct 2008 11:32am
taken when resting, but I felt pretty good all the same.
If only my swimming strokes were more efficient! I reckon I’m losing about 3 to 5 seconds a lap due to poor form. Anyone...
I made it back to the gym after being away for a week, what with the wife & kids down with a tummy bug - which I thankfully managed to dodge!
My initial plan was to swim
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Triathlon For Runners: Triathlon Swimming 101
by
Amy H.
Posted
Sat 13 Jun 2009 10:09pm
Swimming 101
Many “runners-turned-triathlete” find their biggest obstacle to be the swim. Some have never had any experience with competitive swimming, and some swam with a swim... in the water. You can get out there and give 110% and wear yourself out in the pool daily, but if your swim stroke is inefficient you aren’t going to get any faster. Factors
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THE BEST SWIM SCHOOL IN THE INLAND VALLEY; NOONAN'S IN MURRIETA
by
Swimmer Mon
Posted
Sat 10 Apr 2010 7:52am
There is no doubt in my mind that I will continue swim lessons at Noonan's Family Swim School for my daughter. My daughter is learning the basic swim strokes, more importantly she has learned water safety. I have referred several of my friends to this school because it is value added to any family that is interested in professional swim lessons
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Swimming Tips - Swim Technique
by
WaterBound ..
Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:33pm
swimming, your eyes should be focused on the bottom of the pool when you're not breathing.
Maximize DPS. Focus on maximizing your Distance Per Stroke by counting the number of strokes it takes you to get to the other side. Work on reducing it.
Reach. For freestyle swimming, make sure to really reach forward when you stroke, as if you're reaching
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Swim swim swim
by
Amy G.
Posted
Wed 22 Oct 2008 6:15pm
I think I'm swimming in my sleep now. The little sleep I'm getting, that is. Last night's training swim took me an hour and 20 minutes to complete. Back and forth and back and forth and back and repeat. This morning in our coach's weekly email we were told that we should register for the 1 mile swim at the Aqua Challenge at Lake Del Valle
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Swim, swim, swim!
by
Kathy ..
Posted
Tue 22 Jul 2008 8:21pm
Today I got up and went to the gym to begin my new swim routine.
I picked up a great new bathing suit at TJ Maxx the other day. A Nike for just $20! It worked perfectly. I did half an hour.
I forgot how much I love to swim, and can you believe it is a great calorie burner? Not only that but after the brutality of running on my ankles, legs
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