Swim Training
Swimming Articles and Tips
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Speed Kills. Does It?
DOES SPEED KILL? It’s that all important and exciting time of the year again for all of us, the race season…
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Swimming and Ankle Bands
Pullbuoys feel great because they help you float nicely in the water. Paddles immediately let you know that you’re working…
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Speed: A Key Skill for Every Endurance Athlete
Conventional wisdom and training practices have created a void between coaching of endurance sports and that of high-skill sports such…
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Swim Technique – Part 3
SWIM DRILLS: WHEN ARE THEY REALLY NEEDED? In the first article in this series about swim technique, I talked about…
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Swim Technique – Part 2
SWIMMING FOR IRONMAN — SWIM FITNESS. In part 1 , I talked about the process of developing a technique for…
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Swim Technique – Part 1
While the swim portion of the ironman may only represent 10 percent of the race, it does play a significant…
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Much Ado About Flip Turns | Ask The Coach
Coach Ani de Leon is a Certified Level 2 Triathlon Coach by the International Triathlon Union and has completed coaching,…
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Efficient Free Style Stroke – Lesser stroke count or higher stroke count?
Catch, Pull, Recover. Feel the water? What the heck is that?? For some triathletes and most beginners, swimming is the…
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Need some feedback regarding my swim technique.
Astrojuan, a member of the SBR forum, recently started a topic asking fellow SBR members to critique his swim technique.…
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10 Steps to Improving Your Triathlon Swim
As technical as the sport of swimming can be, it is tough to narrow down the answer to the often-asked…
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Fueling During Your Swim Training
First, let’s clear up a common misperception about swimming. What child has never been told: “You can’t swim within an…
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