Do you swim a lot on your own?
Are you a beginner swimmer or triathlete trying to grasp the sport?
Do you coach swimming and need some inspiration?
There comes a time when the imagination or needed knowledge does not work in your favor and you cannot come up with good swim practice.
You keep...
It has been another long period of not posting, so I will try to redeem myself. :).
This post will focus on how to use your arms in breaststroke.
There are also a couple of videos that will demonstrate some of the info I am about to give you.
If you are more interested in how to use breast...
Ok, guys, I have decided to go a little more high tech on this one.
Just kiding.
What is a good swimming lesson without a proper demonstration?
So, here you have it.
Watch the Australian olympic distance swimmer Grant Hackett do his thing.
Report a non-functional swim video...
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As many of you might already know, dryland work is almost as important as the time spent in the water.
Many coaches and swimmers try to hammer thousands of miles (kilometers) during practices focusing little or not at all on strengthening the body outside the pool.
Such practices lead to swimm...
Stereotypically, I find triathletes to be very self-motivated athletes always pushing their limits in whatever they do.
And rightly so.
In order to achieve a competitive level in all the three sports combined, triathletes have to manage their workout regimes very tightly, so they have time to...
Knock knock.
Who is there?
Head hovering right above the water, perhaps even with regular rimmed glasses on and dry hair, arms slowly pushing the water to the sides with a rhythmic, lazy, and very wide breaststroke-like kick in a weird angle to the bottom of the pool.
I am sure you know who...
Learning to float can be a daunting task for many novice swimmers. If you are just starting out or tried it out before and got discouraged because you couldn't get past the floating stage, perhaps the following piece of advice will help you to get over the initial learning curve.
Whatever the reas...
Being a beginner swimmer is definitely not easy.
Where do I start? How do I do it? It seems much harder than it looks. How come?
These are just a few questions I get asked all the time.
As I discussed on many occasions, swimming is not as simple sport as it may seem.
Sure, what is there...