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Swim Skills for Swimmers to Master for Better Swimming Swim Skills for Swimmers to Master for Better Swimming originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 at 02:43:27.
Swim coaches like to talk about how swimming gets harder as a swimmer goes faster because of an increase in drag. The swimmer must decrease the impact of that drag or apply a great deal more muscle power while swimming. Swimmers find it difficult to get results from applying more muscle power to the water if they are not doing it the right way. The first steps to faster swimming are positioning, grabbing, pressing, and rotating, things that everyone can learn. Here are a few things to check before trying to put more muscle power into your swims.
Breaststroke Swimming Technique Thoughts Breaststroke Swimming Technique Thoughts originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 03:13:36.
What is your mental picture of a breaststroke swimmer? This is one result from a mental exercise to quickly describe different elements of breaststroke swimming.
Swim Lesson Teaching Time and Space Issues - Keep Parents and Others at a Distance? Swim Lesson Teaching Time and Space Issues - Keep Parents and Others at a Distance? originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Friday, January 29th, 2010 at 04:04:54.
A swim teacher and swim coach in England, Shev Gul, is trying to get people to realize, respect, and formally make the teaching of swim lessons a health and safety issue that needs to be done in a secure, uninterrupted environment. What this means in the long run is that people should be kept a certain distance away from the swim lesson teaching area. In other words, keep parents and others back from the side of the pool; they should wait and watch swim lessons or swim practice from a distance.
Swimming pool fund reversal bid (BBC News)
An attempt is made to overturn a council decision not to support a swimming pool project on financial grounds.
FOR Swimming Fundraising Pool-a-Thon February 14-15 (Rockbridge Weekly)
FOR Swimming will be hosting their 5th Annual Pool-a-Thon this weekend, February 14 and 15th, at the Domed Community Pool in Lexington.
Peristaltic Pump Is Proving Ideal For Swimming Pools (Environmental Data Interactive Exchange)
Although only introduced last year, the Verderflex Aura peristaltic dosing pump is already making waves.
2/9 Nederland Seeking Help To Pay for New Swimming Pool (KBTV Beaumont)
The Nederland City Council is looking to the city's Economic Development Corporation for help in paying for a new swimming pool. The city approved the new pool at a cost of just over half a million dollars.
Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte to Swim in 2010 Missouri Grand Prix Swim Meet 12-15 February Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte to Swim in 2010 Missouri Grand Prix Swim Meet 12-15 February originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 at 00:16:25.
Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, in addition to other members of the USA Swimming National Team, will compete at the USA Swimming 2010 Grand Prix Swim Meet, 12-15 February in Columbia, MO. The meet will take place at the Mizzou Aquatic Center, and is the third stop of the eight-meet USA Swimming 2010 Grand Prix Series that awards the overall winner a $20,000 grand prize.
How to Teach Swimmers the Back Float in 60 Seconds or Less? How to Teach Swimmers the Back Float in 60 Seconds or Less? originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Monday, January 25th, 2010 at 00:27:14.
When it comes to teaching swimming to true beginners who are at least 3 year of age, the back float can be taught in 60 seconds or less. Am I kidding? No, I am not. But let me explain an approach that will not only allow you to teach preschoolers to float on their back in 60 seconds or less, it will also help you teach preschoolers to swim sooner too.
(Photo by Jim Reiser)
Swimming with Fins Swimming with Fins originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 at 02:02:59.
Swimming with fins is a way for swimmers to improve kick strength, ankle flexibility, body position, and go faster during a swim practice. Swim fins or flippers come in hundreds of shapes, colors, fastenings, and sizes; different fins will do different things for (and to) you.
Swimmers To Do List - Improve Your Swimming Swimmers To Do List - Improve Your Swimming originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Sunday, January 31st, 2010 at 01:31:00.
There are many things that swimmers can do to swim better. This to do list of 10 ways to better swimming could help any swimmer improve their swimming. Get this to do list done and swim on!
Alternatives to Chlorine for Swimming Pools Alternatives to Chlorine for Swimming Pools originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Saturday, February 6th, 2010 at 01:17:35.
Studies in the United States, Canada and Norway have linked chlorine byproducts in ordinary tap water to higher health risks. Of disturbing news for indoor swimming pool patrons are studies that show much higher levels of these chemicals are found in swimmers. And the highest levels are found in the most active swimmers.
Swimming pool demolition begins (BBC West Midlands)
Contractors move in and begin work to demolish Coseley's swimming baths, despite a campaign to save them.
Swimming seniors mentor in the pool (The Bona Venture)
Practically everyone who has walked through the Reilly Center has seen men's senior swimmer Mariusz Michalik. On the walls of featured Bonnies athletes, there hangs a picture of an athlete with a distinct "swimming Bona Wolf" tattoo on his right triceps.
Swimming pools, lakes pose health risks (Daily Vidette)
A new study from Australia suggests that swimming in public pools or local lakes increases the risk of catching the stomach flu or other diseases due to infection, most notably gastroenteritis.
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