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DragSox for the Holidays
Check out this recent post from Olivier Poirier-Leroy from YourSwimBook: 6 Gift Ideas for Competitive Swimmers. DragSox is the first item on the list among some interesting swimming gear. Olivier really understands what he writes and has a unique perspective on swimming. Take a minute to read his other articles. I particularly enjoyed Why Kids…
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Ship to Your Hotel—a New AquaVolo Service
International shipping is usually very expensive. To help international teams save on shipping, we offer “Ship to Your Hotel” service for teams coming to the US for training camps or meets. How it works: A coach of the team that’s coming to the US for a camp or a meet emails us (our email is…
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Exceptional Video of the Trojan Swim Club Training with DragSox
Check out this amazing video of the Trojan Swim Club by Dominik Meichtry. He used a DJI Phantom Drone with GoPro 3 to achieve this aerial view of the team training with DragSox®.
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John Young – Davidson College
DragSox Sample Sets 2 x 25 Kick w/ DragSox @ 40 – FAST1 x 50 Swim w/ DragSox @ 40 – POWERFUL DPS1 x 50 Swim w/o DragSox @ 40 – 200 Pace1 x 50 Recover @ 60 Davidson College Head Coach: John Young
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Creating Awareness Instead of Using Crutches
We get a lot of questions from coaches and athletes about our products and how they compare to other things on the market. We are happy to answer these questions but we thought it might be helpful to share our process for evaluating ideas and products. This post specifically addresses our thought process for tools…
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How Do DragSox Work
As the swimmer moves through the water, DragSox greatly disturb the laminar movement of water, cause turbulence, and create an area of low pressure directly behind the swimmer. This area of low pressure essentially sucks the swimmer backward without altering his/her body position or technique. To overcome this suction, the swimmer has to exert more…
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SwimSwam Says: DragSox are Extremely Swim-Specific
We wanted to share this quote from a recent SwimSwam article 10 Minutes A Day To A Faster Underwater Dolphin Kick. It highlights two of the main benefits of DragSox: “swim-specific” drag that maintains your technique, building strength for specific strokes and the sense of speed when the drag is removed. If you have never…
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Try Before You Buy
Experiencing the incredible effectiveness of DragSox® first-hand just got a lot easier thanks to our new Try Before You Buy program. Here’s how it works: A head coach of any US-based swim club requests up to 5 pairs of trial DragSox 30, DragSox 45, ora combination of both and pays for shipping. AquaVolo ships the…