Training & Technique
Build your Strength for a Better Swimming Performance Wherever You Are (Push-Ups)
Do you want a “dry-land exercise” which will benefit your swimming performance without having to go to a gym? Don’t worry! Starting today I will periodically post exercises which you …
Training & Technique
The Long-distance Swimmer
What are the distinctive traits of an endurance athlete? What should you focus on in training? Just like a sprinter, an endurance athlete – somebody who churns out long distances …
Training & Technique
Learn the backstroke breathing technique
One of the distinctive things about backstroke swimming is that your breathing is not really affected by the water: we swim with our stomachs facing upwards and we decide when …
Training & Technique
Swimming technique: 360° butterfly leg kick
An exercise to improve your feel for the water suitable for all ages. Everything complicated about being in the water can be summed up in the various aspects of the …
Training & Technique
Not much time for training? Here are some exercises (in and out of the pool) specially for you! PART 4
Combined physical fitness/swim work-out by the pool for beginners and time-crunched swimmers Here is the fourth session designed for people who can only dedicate a few hours a week to …
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The Pure Sprinter
What are the distinctive traits of a sprinter? What is the best way to train? It would seem to be easy enough to train a sprinter up to a reasonable …
Training & Technique
Science and Swimming: The mysteries of the freestyle leg kick
How important is the leg kick in freestyle swimming? Professor Gatta analyses it scientifically and explains which aspects of the leg kick need to be focused on in training. According …
Training & Technique
Outdoor swimming pools: summer training tips
Three, two, one….summer is already here! Great! Sunshine, warm weather and… where should I go swimming?! For those lucky swimmers who live along the coast, it a no-brainer: open-water swimming. …
Training & Technique
Backstroke technique, the importance of swimming single-arm backstroke
The single-arm technique, like for example swimming backstroke with one arm, allows swimmers to think about what they are doing in the water. Attention is focused on both their body …
Training & Technique
Here is the answer to the 3 most common mistakes when swimming breaststroke
Together with the butterfly, the breaststroke is considered to be extremely tough on the lumbar region (lower back) and cervical spine (neck). What this doesn’t tell us is that, more …
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