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Getting more propulsion during a swim is a huge problem for many swimmers and even more advanced individuals shouldn't stop exploring their stroke for potential improvement in propulsion.
You should never stop improving your stroke, no matter how good a swimmer you are. ...
I love the Little Britain comedy show and the humor the main comedians, David Walliams and Matt Lucas, bring us in their other sketch comedy endeavors.
You don't see very many celebrities joining the swimming crowd and therefore, I was quite excited when I saw that David Walliams is putting on...
I try not to live by too many rules as they tend to constrict one's ability to think creatively, however I do have a rule when it comes to kickboards (also referred to as swimming boards).
Do not use them when you are learning to swim!
Kickboards are a huge impediment to your swimming progress....
Are there differences between swimming goggles which I should consider?
What swimming goggles should I use for my first triathlon swim?
I get asked these questions and many more over and over from the beginner swimmers I coach.
And no wonder, with the plethora of different shapes, types, le...
Have you ever wondered what chemicals are in the pool you swim in?
Do you have a pool of your own and are not sure what chemicals are important?
With hundreds of people going through your local swimming pool like on a car assembly line and with your own pool probably being exposed to outside w...
Some of you already might have heard that FINA has updated their breaststroke rule to accommodate an underwater dolphin kick during the pullout phase after the initial start or a turn.
The rule marked as SW 7.4 clearly states "A single downward dolphin kick followed by a breaststroke kick is perm...
The efficient movement of our bodies in the water while swimming, does not come naturally to the majority of our water filled planet's population. Putting our faces in the water and having fun around and in our local pools, lakes, oceans, seas or rivers is, however, as common as your favorite brea...
Did you ever wonder where you can find a place where all swimming history comes together forming one entity stored forever?
If you haven't been yet, you definitely should visit Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A city that plays a host to the Swimming Hall of Fame.
You can find here swimming heroes...
If you are just starting out learning how to swim, or if you struggle to improve your swimming, you have probably heard someone along your swimming journey say: "You just need to relax more".
At that moment you also probably thought to yourself: "Yeah right. How am I supposed to relax if I am usi...
Here are a few special tips and tricks if you are already a flip turn professional :) and you have mastered both phase 1 and phase 2 of the flip turn school.
1) Let's focus on the glide into the turn first:
When you start your glide, you should be slowly submerging yourself underwater, so...