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Reason Not to Use a Pull Buoy
I’ve been meaning to write a post about the use of the pull buoy in training for quite some time now but, unfortunately, never got around to it until today. What finally made me sit down and write this post was the swimmingscience.net article titled “7 Theoretical Reasons to Use a Pull Buoy.” It’s an…
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Similarities Between DragSox and the 2014 Olympics Speedskating Suit
The two images above represent two tools for two very different sports. The image on the left, DragSox®, is a power training tool for swimmers. The image on the right is a suit for the 2014 Olympics speed skaters. The purpose of these tools is diametric—DragSox are designed to slow the swimmer down while the…
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The Key to Freestyle Balance: Strong Core and then Everything Else
USA Swimming recently posted a short article titled “The Key to Freestyle Balance: Breathing and Kick” in which the author, Matt Barbini, suggests that a lack of balance is the root of most common flaws in freestyle. The author finds that the key to balance is a “strong steady kick” and early breathing. While I…
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Michael Osborne – Warrior Aquatic Club
4 x (25 + 50 + 25) FR kick with fins and DragSox–arms at sides as 6 kicks on right side/6 kicks on left side, working on long leg kick and proper breathing25s on :3050s on 1:00 For us, proper breathing is basically goggle drill (one goggle in the water at all times – I…
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Slow Motion Fly and Breaststroke with Lo Swim
Thanks to [Lo Swim](Thanks to Lo Swim Annie Babicz and Miranda Schneider for swimming with us at AquaVolo!) Annie Babicz and Miranda Schneider for swimming with us at AquaVolo!
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Drawbacks of Training With Kickboards
In the recent article "Should Swimmers Train With Kickboards?" Allan Phillips (an assistant editor of the Swimming Science Research Review) writes, "Other critiques of kickboard use are biomechanical. In particular, kickboards may allow swimmers to get sloppy with body position and allow hips to drop. Similarly, as Dr. John noted in the earlier piece, kickboards…