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Swimmers Stretching Before Your Swimming Workout? Swimmers Stretching Before Your Swimming Workout? originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 at 02:27:50.
How many times have you seen swimmers stretching before they get in the pool? I can't count that high! Should all this stretching be taking place? We have been told that flexibility is important for increased performance ability and to decrease the occurrence of injury. Is it? It may be more important to stretch at the right time - or it might be a waste of time.
Eating Tips for Swimmers Eating Tips for Swimmers originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Saturday, October 10th, 2009 at 00:31:00.
Avoid fat; fat is OK, eat it up. Avoid carbohydrates; carbohydrates should be the major portion of your diet. Consume a high amount protein; eat balanced portions of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. There is a lot of conflicting advice out there. What to do, what to do....
Marshfield swimming: Girls own the pool (Marshfield Mariner)
The Marshfield High School swim team has made a lot of waves this fall. After a mediocre season a year ago, this year group of girls has proven that it can hang with some of the areas top teams.
USA Swimming Foundation Announces Nominees for the 2009 Golden Goggle Awards The USA Swimming Foundation has released the nominations for the Golden Goggle Awards, a star-studded awards gala celebrating the accomplishments of top American swimmers in 2009. The event will take place Sunday, November 22 at the Beverly Hilton and will feature the 2009 U.S. World Championships swim team, including Michael Phelps, Rebecca Soni, Ryan Lochte, Dara Torres, Ariana Kukors and Dana Vollmer. USA Swimming Foundation Announces Nominees for the 2009 Golden Goggle Awards originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 at 00:14:59.
Leeds swimming pool will stay shut till next year (Yorkshire Evening Post)
Kippax Leisure Centre's swimming pool is likely to remain closed until the start of next year, council bosses have revealed.
Vandals trash school swimming pool (This is Hampshire)
VANDALS have trashed a school swimming pool by pouring paint and chemicals into it.
Swimmers Goggles - More to Consider... Goggle Fit is Important Swimmers Goggles - More to Consider... Goggle Fit is Important originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Friday, October 16th, 2009 at 02:16:16.
Swimming goggles are, like any other product, always changing; maybe for cosmetic reasons or sometimes to function better. There are hundreds of brands and models around the world. Sized for children or adults, designed for oval or round eye sockets, tinted, clear, hypoallergenic, prescription, or anti-fog, these little things make opening your eyes underwater much more comfortable, and actually let you see where you are going.
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.
Cheryl Cole loses battle to build underground swimming pool (Daily Telegraph)
Cheryl Cole has lost her battle to build a secret underground swimming pool she said would give her privacy.
A Swim Training Workout Plan for Novice Swimmers
Maybe you are a swimmer stuck in a workout rut, always doing the same workout, week after week, and want to try something different? Here's a swimming workout plan to help you get fitter (and maybe faster) through a progressive swimming training plan. A Swim Training Workout Plan for Novice Swimmers originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Monday, October 12th, 2009 at 00:50:01.
You are a swimmer, and have the basics of a swimming workout figured out and want to be a better, but once you get in the pool to get the workout started, you feel a little lost? No coach to write a workout for you?
Swimming: 'Duel in the Pool' attracts Phelps to Manchester meet (Independent)
Michael Phelps, the most successful Olympian of all time, will compete in Britain for the first time in December in a Ryder Cup-style "Duel in the Pool" event pitting some of Europe's best swimmers, including Britain's Rebecca Adlington, against America.
SWIMMING: Pool party for Feehan (The Sun Chronicle)
ATTLEBORO - All 53 members of the Bishop Feehan High girls' varsity swim team dove into the Dentch Natatorium at Attleboro High Thursday, the result an 83-76 victory over the Bombardiers in a Southern Conference meet.
Freestyle Swimming Head Point Drill Freestyle Swimming Head Point Drill originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Thursday, October 8th, 2009 at 02:28:35.
When swimming freestyle, keep the top of your head pointing in the direction of travel. A swimmer's "Head Point" - the top of their head - works like a compass. If a swimmer's head points someplace besides the destination, things get out of line, swimming technique suffers, and the swimmer gets lost.
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