Tag: Kick board
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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…
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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…