Category: Training & Technique

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 26 May '16 0
Training & Technique

3 alternative exercises for developing strong shoulders

This article describes three alternative exercises useful for all four swim strokes, which will help you strengthen your shoulders (and not just your shoulders). Statistically speaking, shoulder injuries are the …

Written by: arena coaches 24 May '16 0
Training & Technique

Improve your performance with autogenous training

You can get the best out of your body using psycho-physical relaxation techniques. Find out how! We have already taken a look, several times, at those physical disciplines that can …

Written by: arena coaches 12 May '16 0
Training & Technique

Strategies for racing at your best and overcoming anxiety

Races are definitely one of the hardest things an athlete has to cope with. There are various techniques for helping athletes to overcome their anxiety. Find out what they are. …

Written by: arena coaches 10 May '16 0
Training & Technique

10 drills to improve your coordination

When we swim we hope that the movements we make are as close as possible to the motor project we had in mind just before we started. How close these …

Written by: arena coaches 3 May '16 0
Training & Technique

Maximum strength training out of the water

We have already discussed the importance of strength training out of the water for a swimmer. We would now like to take both a theoretical and practical look at how …

Written by: arena coaches 14 November '13 0
Training & Technique

Butterfly, improve your endurance!

Swimmers often face the problem of trying to finish a 200m butterfly without living a near-death experience. These 3 drills will help you develop and increase your cardiovascular and respiratory …

Written by: Nicolas Vannier 3 November '13 0
Training & Technique

Freestyle and Breaststroke start: it is all a matter of angles!

Level: beginner As we have already seen in previous articles, you dive off the blocks when making a freestyle or breaststroke start. However, although they have this in common, there are …

Written by: arena coaches 1 January '13 0