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Benefits of Fun
We often do things in the pool that might appear to have little, if anything, to do with actual swimming–like the photo shown here. It was taken last week while we were doing crazy experiments, just playing in the water. It looks almost unreal and it definitely doesn’t look like swimming[1]. (Just for fun, try…
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VoloBlades 30: The Smallest Sibling in the VoloBlades Family
Today we are releasing a new size of VoloBlades: VoloBlades 30, the smallest paddles in our VoloBlades family. We created this smaller size to meet three important criteria, explained in detail below. We wanted the swim paddles to fit swimmers with smaller hands, to be effective for breaststroke, and during sprint. Swim paddles for smaller…
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Weight vs Resistance
Weight and resistance during training have different impacts—both negative and positive—on swimming mechanics. It’s important to be able to differentiate between the helpful benefits of added resistance and the potential negative impact of additional weight. There seems to be confusion about this in the swimming world, or perhaps just a sloppiness in use of terminology.…
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Exciting News for our Customers in Japan
You can now order our products in Japan and save on shipping and delivery time! We have partnered with Wonder Years Co., Ltd, a company founded by Ryosuke Imai. Ryosuke is an accomplished swimmer himself, a former USC Trojan, 7-time All American and 3-time Pac 10 Champion as well as the first Japanese breaststroker to…
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VoloBlades and VB AIR Review by Swimmer Magazine
These paddles received great reviews, and testers felt a high elbow from the catch through the pull to the finish on the stroke. … In addition to being a great technique aid, the VoloBlades are good for developing strength and endurance, and testers felt as though their deltoids and lats had received an extra workout…
