It is well known that the fastest breaststrokers have one of the longest and fastest breaststroke pullouts.
If you are not sure what I mean by a pullout, it is basically what happens underwater after the start or the turn, right before the swimmer starts swimming normally.
Now, why is that? ...
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...
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Whether we like it or not, we live in a fast-paced modern technology world where what happened 5 minutes ago is old news.
It is extremely hard to keep up with new information and even harder to distinguish between good and bad information.
Since everybody and their grand...
I have had a few swimmers comment on this blog about their stroke and the rhythm and as it happens I was able to get my hands on a new product called the Wetronome.
This little and simple device can help you with the rhythm, timing and the rate of your swimming stroke.
As the name suggests,...
Not Only For Beginners
Now that you have had some time to practice getting used to the water
doing bops
blowing bubbles
putting your face in the water
holding breath and relaxing
It is time we start focusing on floating in a proper body position.
However, don't neglect the other...
Open water swimming is supposedly one of the fastest-growing sports around the globe.
I am not sure where I heard this statement, but I do think it is probably true.
It seems that more and more folks go out there and explore the wild water and its health benefits.
The fact is that open water...
If you have gotten this far, you have seen the light and are serious about improving your swimming, so let's get started.
There are many schools of thought regarding teaching swimming, some rely on repetitive swimming a lot of kilometers or miles to improve, some swear against it and focus only...
Swimming is a sport that is not natural to everyone.
Walking, running, biking, all of these are quite easy to master, however, it takes some coordination and stamina to learn how to swim and to top it all off, before we improve our swim technique, we all have a different swimming style based on...
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...
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...