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Measuring and Setting Targets for a Swimmer's Progress - Baseline Training for Swimmers Measuring and Setting Targets for a Swimmer's Progress - Baseline Training for Swimmers originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at 00:35:04.
Baseline swim training (BT), the foundation of an effective competitive athletics program, should be standardized and used at all levels to encourage development and progress of individual athletes. A data driven strategy, BT uses the collection and analysis of both quantitative and qualitative information to evaluate and adjust training methods.
Swimming World Records Since the Dawn of the Super Swimsuit in February 2008 Swimming World Records Since the Dawn of the Super Swimsuit in February 2008 originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Sunday, October 25th, 2009 at 22:01:46.
Craig Lord at SwimNews has put together the complete list of swimming world records set since February 2008. There have been 201 world record-setting swims in the era of the supersuits, an era that will come to an end on 1 January 2010.
You MUST Learn To Bounce Back From a Disappointing Swim You MUST Learn To Bounce Back From a Disappointing Swim originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 at 00:36:18.
One of the toughest times in swimming is when you physically and mentally prepare yourself for a big meet, only to find that you don't achieve your goals there. (Or even worse, having a meet where you didn't even go close to achieving your dreams). Don't fall into the self-pity trap or begin to mentally torture yourself like most swimmers do - get on with it and DO something about it.
Learn to Play Water Polo Learn to Play Water Polo originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 00:26:12.
It takes a lot of time and work to become an Olympic water polo player, but anyone can try it. Water polo takes fitness, swimming ability, ball-handling skills, and a sense of awareness of what is happening around you (where is the ball, what will I do if it comes toward me).
HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING: Central's youngsters will be counted on in the pool (The San Angelo Standard-Times)
SAN ANGELO, Texas — With more than a dozen swimmers gone from last year’s team — including all four members of the state qualifying boys 200-yard freestyle and 200 medley relay teams — the Central High School boys and girls swim teams expect to be down this year. But head coach David Hague stops short of calling this a “rebuilding year.” “We are probably not going to be as good as we were last ...
Horse rescued from Weston swimming pool (Weston Forum)
Although some brands of swimming pool covers claim they can support the weight of an elephant, a local horse found out the hard way that the cover at his home is not one of them.
Deer Takes A Dip In Gastonia Swimming Pool (WFMY News 2 Greensboro)
The cool weather wasn't enough for one deer who needed to take a dive.
You Must Conquer The Doubts You Must Conquer The Doubts originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 00:29:21.
To be truly successful in swimming, it's not always the case of trying to achieve a goal, but being able to break through your own resistance to it. What is this resistance? The doubts you have in your own ability. But why would anyone have resistance to success? Surely everyone wants to be successful in their swimming?
USA Swimming 2009-2010 Grand Prix Swim Meet Series Starts in Minneapolis on 13 November USA Swimming 2009-2010 Grand Prix Swim Meet Series Starts in Minneapolis on 13 November originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 01:28:39.
The 2009-2010 USA Swimming Grand Prix Swim Meet Series will kick off in Minneapolis on November 13 and will feature a total of eight swim meets throughout the USA, an increase of two swim meets from the 2008-2009 Grand Prix Series. The top swimmers in the USA will be back in the pool competing for a $20,000 Grand Prix Swim Meet prize purse that will be awarded to the swimmer with the most points at the conclusion of the 2009-2010 Grand Prix Swim Meet Series.
Key Points for a Great Swimmer's Streamline Key Points for a Great Swimmer's Streamline originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 00:54:23.
The easiest place to make a quick change in streamline technique is off a wall - from a turn. You can practice these every time you push off of a wall to start a swim or after you have done a turn.
Beware – there are still sharks swimming in the sale-and-rent-back pool (Independent)
Against many analysts' expectations, Britain remains deeply entrenched in recession, with all the woe that brings for job prospects and family incomes. Lenders may have promised to be sympathetic to those behind with their mortgage payments, but there are still thousands of homeowners up and down the country facing the possibility of losing their homes. Where do they turn?
Swimming Pools Kept Clean by Going Green (Discovery Channel)
Treating pools with moss can not only keep water clean, but also reduce maintenance costs.
Training Plans for Swimmers Training Plans for Swimmers originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 at 00:39:20.
Tips and swimming racing and training plans for sprinters, middle distance swimmers, distance swimmers and triathlon or marathon swimmers.
USA Swimming Names 2009 Duel in the Pool Team (Swimming World Magazine)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, October 28. THIRTY-six top American swimmers, including 17 Olympians, will battle against a squad of European swimmers at the 2009 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool in Manch...
Click here for video of deer swimming in Gastonia apartment pool (The Gaston Gazette)
Meredith Gaddis was skeptical when a member of the maintenance crew told her a deer was in the pool room at Ashley Arms apartments. “I thought that he had lost his mind or other things,” said Gaddis, the apartment manager. “And sure enough,...
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