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New Breaststroke Rule Adopted by FINA

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...
New Breaststroke Rule Adopted by FINA

Get Speedo's Fastskin3 For Free (Swim Smarter, Not More Expensive)

That got your attention, didn't it? Well, now that you are here, let me reveal the well-guarded secret of how you can get your own Fastskin3 from Speedo totally free. What is Fastskin3? It is a piece of supposedly revolutionary swimming equipment composed of three swim products: swimming cap,...
Get Speedo's Fastskin3 For Free (Swim Smarter, Not More Expensive)

Sprint Breaststroke Workout (How To Improve Your Breaststroke Kick)

Many of you have asked me to give some breaststroke workout advice in your comments, so here it is. Below you will find a few tips for your breaststroke 50s and 100s and I am sure it could come handy for longer events as well. First, keep in mind that breaststroke is a combination of leg power...
Sprint Breaststroke Workout (How To Improve Your Breaststroke Kick)

Early Vertical Forearm Explained (Learn To Catch Water In Your Freestyle Stroke With High Elbow)

It looks like that the most requested topic in the last poll on the Swimator blog is about freestyle. Well, let me talk to you about how to get the most power out of your stroke. After you learn how to properly hold your body in the water and relax you can move on to starting to use your a...
Early Vertical Forearm Explained (Learn To Catch Water In Your Freestyle Stroke With High Elbow)

Swim To Run, Run To Swim: If Navy Seals Can Do It, Why Not You?

In one of my previous posts, I discussed how adding another sport as an alternative to swimming is beneficial, not only for your health but also for improving your swimming. To make the point even stronger, listen to what Aaron has to say about the cross-training of running and swimming. Thi...
Swim To Run, Run To Swim: If Navy Seals Can Do It, Why Not You?

7 Simple Tips On How To Improve in Swimming

Drills, drills, drills and the elusive pursuit of a perfect stroke. It is not easy to maintain a beautiful, efficient stroke at high speeds and that is when technique drills come into play. The hardest part about having the perfect stroke is the ability to change, modify and adjust your stroke...
7 Simple Tips On How To Improve in Swimming

Dryland Exercises For Swimmers (Swimming Related Gym Program)

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...
Dryland Exercises For Swimmers (Swimming Related Gym Program)

Butterfrog Extreme (The Old School Butterfly Stroke)

If you have ever wondered how you can combine butterfly and breaststroke, here is your answer :). In fact, this is an old school stroke that used to be popular a long time ago and is still used by some older masters swimmers. I would not recommend anyone using this in a competition, however...
Butterfrog Extreme (The Old School Butterfly Stroke)

Track Start vs. Grab Start Explained (Should I Choose The Track Start Or The Grab Start For My Races?)

Should I do a track start or a grab start? That is a question I get asked quite a lot. My answer usually is that it really depends on many things. Such things could be your body agility, what type of event you swim, how deep you want to go on a dive and what you feel comfortable with. If yo...
Track Start vs. Grab Start Explained (Should I Choose The Track Start Or The Grab Start For My Races?)

How To Do Back To Breast Turns (Open vs. Bucket vs. Cross-Over)

In the individual medley races, there are a lot of transitions between strokes: fly to back, back to breast, breast to free where each swimmer could either gain or lose time on the opponents. Usually, the most complex turn is the one from backstroke to breaststroke. In the history of swimming,...
How To Do Back To Breast Turns (Open vs. Bucket vs. Cross-Over)
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