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A Swimmer's life

5 things not to do unless you want to be hated in the pool

Have you ever finished a training session and noticed you had some bruises without knowing how you got them? Swim lanes, particularly when they are packed, can be accidents waiting …

Written by: Valeria Molfino 7 March '17

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Training & Technique

Find out whether the time has come to change your mentality

An athlete who recognises their own skills and works hard with a positive attitude and winning mentality can overcome past failures and achieve new and even higher goals. “A winner …

Written by: arena coaches 6 March '17

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Fitness & Wellness

Children, everyone in the pool! The benefits of swimming begin at an early age

From the very first days of life, contact with water is an amazing experience that tests a newborn’s motor skills. The aquatic environment in fact recalls the mother’s womb for …

Written by: Arena 3 March '17

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Training & Technique

Not much time for training? Here are some exercises (in and out of the water) for you! Part 2

Combined physical fitness/swim work-out by the pool for beginners and time-crunched swimmers. Here is another training session based around a combination of both physical exercises out of the water and …

Written by: Manuele Trezzi 27 February '17

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Training & Technique

3 tips to make your freestyle even more efficient

In this article, we would like to give you three more tips to make your freestyle even more efficient, also suggesting some special drills to improve your arm stroke. In …

Written by: arena coaches 24 February '17

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A Swimmer's life

The art of losing … with a smile on our face

I like to win. I like it so much that when I find myself in at bookshop I am always attracted to the “motivational books” section that have taught me …

Written by: Valeria Molfino 20 February '17

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Training & Technique

How to swim faster

Once you have developed a good swim style and good endurance, it is time to develop your speed or, in other words, to perform drills aimed at making you swim …

Written by: arena coaches 7 February '17

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Fitness & Wellness

Do you feel down? Try hydrotherapy!

Hydrotherapy is an ancient practice that as the name suggests uses water for therapeutic purposes. The German naturopath Sebastian Kneipp, father of modern hydrotherapy, has created over 160 useful techniques …

Written by: Arena 1 February '17

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Elite Team

arena extends relationship with Olympic champion Sarah Sjöström

arena has extended its highly successful relationship with Swedish superstar Sarah Sjöström, signing a new sponsorship agreement that will run through to the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. The 23-year-old from …

Written by: Arena 30 January '17

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