Category: Masters
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Balancing Work and Swimming to Race at the World Aquatics Masters Championships | World Aquatics
Luke Bibby shows how the World Aquatics Masters Championships keeps the flame alive for athletes after their competitive careers, while he balances training and work to stay ready for competition.
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New Way to Swim Breaststroke | U.S. Masters Swimming
Over the past few years, breaststroke has evolved significantly. USMS Coach, Scott Bay discusses the new technique versus the old technical aspects of swimming breaststroke.
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Meet a 99-Year-Old Huntsville Swimming Marvel | WAAY 31 News
Maggie Martin can teach us all a thing or two.
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Meet Eddie Kertis: The 63-Year-Old College Swimmer Competing in Buffalo This Week | WKBW TV | Buffalo, NY
Next time something seems too challenging, remember that 63-year-old Eddie Kertis is quite literally swimming laps around you.
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2 Drills to Improve Your Swim Starts | U.S. Masters Swimming
Coach Abigail Fish discusses two quick steps for improving your swim start. With these two drills, you will be able to fix your dive technique without even needing a block.
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Backstroke Swimming Body Position | Tip 7 | Aggressively Rotating Your Shoulders | U.S. Masters Swimming
Staying rotated throughout your backstroke pull to overcome the limitations of your shoulder range of motion and maximize your pull is important. Although doing so solves one problem, it can also create a new one. If you delay your rotation until you finish your pull and you need to be rotated to the other side…
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Backstroke Swimming Pull | Tip 7 | Effortless Arm Recoveries | U.S. Masters Swimming
The key to an effective arm recovery is transitioning from the end of your pull to the beginning of your recovery with a minimal loss of hand speed. This allows you to swing your arm into your recovery rather than lift it.
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The Impacts of Backstroke Swimming on Your Body | U.S. Masters Swimming
Swimming backstroke is a terrific form of exercise because it uses many of your body’s muscles and it can burn a substantial number of calories, between 400 and 600 per hour depending on your effort level.