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Swimming – Keep the Elbows High!
Friday, February 20, 2009
Here is a great video of Grant Hackett swimming the 1500. Notice how high he keeps his elbow, meaning his elbow is pretty close to the top of the water. Keeping a bent elbow like this will help to make you more efficient.
The more straight your arm is the harder it will be [...]
The Catch in Swimming
Friday, September 19, 2008
Whats the good word!
So…. Whats the catch?
The Catch is the front quadrant of your swim stroke. Basically it is ware your arms are in your stroke from the shoulders up.
The catch is often neglected but a huge factor in going fast.
In the front quadrant of your stroke you want to grip the [...]
Swim like an Olympian Swimmer or Triathlete?
Friday, August 15, 2008
I have been asked lately, “should I try and swim like a the guys I see on TV in the Olympics or should I swim more like a triathlete?” Good question. It is an issue triathlon coaches deal with quite a bit. Here is my opinion.
You want to swim like a swimmer to a certain [...]
Triathlon coaching……3 reasones for different strokes
Sunday, August 10, 2008
My triathlon coaching advice today is…….learn different strokes. Often I see in triathlon coaching that swimming is the weakest point for most. There are various drills one can do to imporve this. Yet, one of my favorite ways to to build speed and efficiency is through doing different strokes.
The top swimmers I know all [...]