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  • DragSox Set From Penn State Swimming

    Thank you for sharing, Penn State Swimming! Here is how this set works: 1x 25 with 3 pairs of DragSox 1x 25 with 2 pairs of DragSox 1x 25 with 1 pair of DragSox 1x 25 sprint swim, no DragSox!

  • VoloBlades: Strength Training for Triathletes

    Today’s perspective on strength training by Luis Vargas from MarkAllenOnline.com on XTri.com featured an image of VoloBlades. The image illustrates one of Luis’s recommendations–using paddles to increase strength. Thanks, Luis for emphasizing tools and methods for strength training!

  • Improve Balance and Reduce Drag with VB AIR

    The goal of every competitive swimmer is to swim faster. One way to swim faster is to reduce drag. One way to reduce drag is to improve your body position in the water by making it more horizontal and stable. A more horizontal body position displaces less water as you move forward. The less water…

  • Introducing VB AIR

    There are three common types of underwater arm pull in swimming: the dropped elbow arm pull; the straight arm pull; and the high elbow arm pull. Here is how James Counsilman describes each in his book, The Science of Swimming[1]: The dropped elbow arm pull is the poorest type of pull and provides the swimmer…

  • Do Finger Paddles Increase Feel For Water?

    Finger paddles, sometimes also known as sculling paddles, are frequently touted as paddles that help swimmers increase their "feel for water." Evidence to support this claim, however, is never provided. One way to think about the feel for water in this particular context is as a sense of the position and the movement of the…