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California University of Pennsylvania
Sample sets: 12 x 100 4 @ 1:35 1 w/DragSox @ 23 @ 1:25 1 w/DragSox @ 22 @ 1:15 1 w/DragSox @ 2 12 x 50 sets of 4 1–3 @ 45 5 breaths total per 50, #4 1 x 50 Kick @ 1:005–7 @ 55 w/DragSox and paddles (BR @ 1:05), #8 1…
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Ed Denny – California University of Pennsylvania
Sample sets: 5 x ( 200 free @ 3:30 4x 25 with DragSox 60) odd rounds kick @ 1:00, even rounds swim @ :45 7x 100 drill/swim with fist gloves 3 x ( 100 as 50 drill 50 swim @ 1:50 100 swim with DragSox and paddles @ 2:20 100 max effort swim @ 1:30)…
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Introducing the AquaVolo Products Sample Set
Just in time for the holidays—introducing the AquaVolo sample set. It’s a perfect gift for anyone who would like to try the most effective training gear for swimmers and experience themselves why so many teams choose to train with AquaVolo gear (check out our testimonials page). AquaVolo sample set includes the following gear: DragSox 30,…
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Leave the Shoes in the Box if You Want to Keep Your Technique
In the article "Outside the Box Training: Must be the Shoes" posted on usaswimming.org the author recommends swimming in shoes as a fun and "relatively easy to understand" training technique for swimmers. While I agree that swimming with shoes might be a "fun change of pace", I believe the drawbacks that shoes introduce significantly outweigh…
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Congratulations to CATS Aquatic Team!
Congratulations to CATS Aquatic Team and the head coach Vlad Pyshnenko on breaking the National Age Group Record in 200 Free relay and 200 IM relay! The CATS Aquatic 200 Free Relay splits: Snarski (17) – 27.06 Aerne (18) – 29.04 Black (18) – 23.61 Balteanu (18) – 23.53 Read the full article at swimswam.…
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Congratulations to TIDE Swim Team!
TIDE Swim Team breaks NAG record! The Tide Swim Team group of Nathaniel Dacruz, Austin Temple, Harrison Pierce, and Austin Ryan are the new 15-18 National Age Group Record holders in the 200 meter medley relay. The splits: Dacruz 27.65 Temple 28.37 Pierce 24.63 Ryan 24.43 Full article at swimswam.com TIDE Swim Team is another…
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VoloBlades: Shifting The Center Of Pressure Down To The Lower Palm
Swimming paddles were invented in the beginning of the 18th century. In the following 300 years, they have gone through manifold of successive alterations but the overall concept has remained the same. With the exception of finger- and anti-paddles, the traditional swimming paddle has a surface area slightly bigger than the swimmer’s hand and covers…
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Adam Brown and Tyler McGill with DragSox
We have mentioned before that you can train with DragSox by pulling them up to your knees. Here is what it looks like, Tyler McGill and Adam Brown at Auburn: Image source: Adam Brown
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LoSwim, a GREAT company to support!
Our friends from LoSwim, Annie and Sheeva, are running a kickstarter campaign to raise money for 4 new styles of their awesome swimsuits. (If you are not familiar with their swimsuits, check out any of our videos with them or go to loswim.com.) Please help them spread the word by sending the link to their…
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Tyler McGill’s Workouts and a Sample Set with DragSox
I have always found it very inspiring to see workouts of top athletes and coaches. Most of the workouts that we do ourselves at AquaVolo are, in fact, adapted from coaches such as Dave Salo, David Marsh, Brett Hawke, Gennadi Touretski, David Durden and many, many others great coaches and swimmers. (It’s a long list!)…