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Turn a Small Swimming Pool into a "Lap-Swim" Pool with a Tethered Swimming System
Swimmers, you can turn almost any swimming pool into a "lap" pool by using a tethered swimming system. These devices hold the swimmer in one spot (or almost one spot),...
USA Swimming Announces 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships Team
Twenty-six of the USA's top swimmers, including five Olympians will travel to Manchester, England to represent Team USA at the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships, April 9-13. World record-holder...
Chocolate Milk - a Sports Drink?
You probably think about what you eat before exercise, but do you know that what and when you eat after exercise is just as important? While eating high carbohydrate foods...
Swimmers, Use Mental Training Daily - Mind Training Tips for Swimmers
A Head Swim Coach asked if I could focus some tips on training for swim meets, as well as the events themselves, for some very valid reasons. He teaches his...
2007 US Swimming Paralympics Open Championships
The 2007 2007 US Paralympics Open Swimming Championships were 6-8 December in College Park, Maryland. Full results from the swim meet are available on-line from the US Olymipc Team website....
Swimmers Natalie Coughlin, Michael Phelps and Kate Ziegler Nominated for 2007 USSA Athlete of the Year
The United States Sports Academy has nominated Natalie Coughlin, Michael Phelps and Kate Ziegler for its 2007 Academy Athlete of the Year. The Academy Athlete of the Year ballot is...
Butterfly Swimming - Surprisingly Popular with Older Age Groups
Most recreational swimmers initially dismiss butterfly because it apparently needs such a high degree of strength, mobility and coordination - but it is not as hard as it looks. It...
Lochte, Coughlin Set American Records on Final Night of 2007 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming Short Course National Championships
Ryan Lochte continued his dominant performance on the final night of the 2007 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming Short Course National Championships, setting an American record in the 200y back and shattering...
Grip the Ball Water Polo - Reader Tip
I've only been playing water polo for a couple years, but I've become good at it in respect to those that I play with. My problem that I faced was...
Swimmer's Dryland Exercises for Developing a Swimmer's EVF Catch Swimming Technique
How important is an Early Vertical Forearm in swimming? It is undoubtedly the most important propulsive element in swimming and unfortunately for most swimmers, it also the most elusive. The...
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