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4 New Year’s resolutions to apply to your swim training

The transition into a new year is often a time of self-reflection, especially for athletes looking to take their performance to the next level. Determining which habits to carry through …

Written by: Rebecca Gillis 29 December '17

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Training & Technique

4 group drills to be tried out with your teammates

Although swimming is basically an individual sport, today we will show that you can also train in a group in the pool! Let’s take a look at some training drills …

Written by: arena coaches 26 December '17

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A Swimmer's life

4 swim questions that would confuse the general public

Every culture has its own unique language and shorthand. Swimming is no different, but the terms that we use on an everyday basis become so second nature to us that …

Written by: Rebecca Gillis 22 December '17

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Training & Technique

Top 10 exercises to improve your breaststroke

Level: beginner After all, a primitive form of breaststroke was the very first movement performed by a human being to move forward through the water. This suggests it might be …

Written by: arena coaches 19 December '17

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A Swimmer's life

10 things swimmers have in common with Stranger Things

1. They know the importance of teammates via GIPHY 2. Sticky locker rooms. via GIPHY 3. The difficulty with communication. Especially when you are underwater and the coach is speaking. …

Written by: Arena 14 December '17

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Training & Technique

Butterfly: may the force be with you

The butterfly is, without a shadow of a doubt, the most energy-sapping stroke. You consume twice as many calories swimming fly than swimming freestyle. For this reason and because of …

Written by: arena coaches 12 December '17

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A Swimmer's life

5 reasons why you could never stop swimming

During an intense training session or on the morning before a race, I have very often felt like stopping and giving up swimming. But then after all the intense effort …

Written by: Valeria Molfino 1 December '17

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A Swimmer's life

Tough times don’t last, but tough people do!

We are competitive swimmers. We are athletes. We are a rare breed of people who set 4:30 a.m. alarms, who sweat while most people are asleep, who push our bodies …

Written by: Rebecca Gillis 1 December '17

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A Swimmer's life

Winter Training Trips – Things to Remember

It’s that time of year again. Winter Training camps are just around the corner. While training in a new (and hopefully warm) place seems dreamy, it comes with some painful …

Written by: Michael Coiner 1 December '17

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Training & Technique

Let’s learn how to turn

As a key component of your technique as a whole, it is just as important to practice turns as it is to practice technical skills. Perfecting them takes as much …

Written by: arena coaches 28 November '17

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