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A Swimmer's life

You wouldn’t understand unless you’re a swimmer – My top three most embarrassing moments!

Like a lot of my fellow swimmers, I tend to be very clumsy both on land, and even sometimes in the water. It’s for this reason that I have to …

Written by: Rebecca Gillis 25 July '14

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Elite Team

The ties that bind the Campbell sister act

Cate and Bronte Campbell became the first Australian sisters to compete in the same swimming event at the Olympic Games when they both raced in the 50 metres freestyle in …

Written by: Elizabeth Byrnes 21 July '14

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Training & Technique

Design your own 200m crazy freestyle

This programme set up by Erwan Jacob, coach of Guingamp-natation swimming club, will help you to develop your cardio-vascular and respiratory endurance, resistance, strength, flexibility, power, speed, agility, balance, coordination …

Written by: Nicolas Vannier 11 July '14

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Infographics

Powerskin The Story

The year 2000 marked the start of full body competition swimsuits and the birth of the arena Powerskin Family. From the very first Powerskin, to today’s cutting edge Carbon Pro …

Written by: Emily 24 June '14

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Fitness & Wellness

Health & Fitness Expert: arena Freestyle Breather could lead to a swimming revolution!

I have to confess that I was quite skeptical when Arena approached me to trial the ‘Freestyle Breather’. Don’t get me wrong – I love swimming as an exercise, and …

Written by: Sarah Maxwell 11 June '14

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Training & Technique

How to improve your backstroke – kick technique

Having a strong and steady kick is essential to backstroke. Out of all of the strokes, backstroke requires the most vigorous and continuous of kicks. A few important aspects to …

Written by: Leila Vaziri 9 June '14

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Training & Technique

Cross Training – Only for the Brave!

Coaches are often confronted with the problem of finding time in a swimmer’s busy schedule to arrange extra physical preparation sessions, which are useful for developing the athlete’s all-round attributes. …

Written by: Nicolas Vannier 6 June '14

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A Swimmer's life

You wouldn’t understand unless you’re a swimmer – Behind-the-block behavior!

Over my years as a competitive swimmer, I have come to notice that people react to the stress of competitions in very distinctive ways. A swimmer’s pre-race preparation says a …

Written by: Rebecca Gillis 4 June '14

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Fitness & Wellness

Delving into the world of Aquafitness

Aquagym is undoubtedly the forerunner of all aquafitness courses, the first and still most practiced around the world. This said, since the 1990’s, the list has grown extensively, now including …

Written by: Antonella Lupica 29 May '14

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