Category: Technique
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Proven Strategies for Fast and ‘Effortless’ Swimming With Joe Friel | Effortless Swimming
In today’s episode, triathlon coach and author Joe Friel returns to discuss swimming and open water techniques, as well as his latest edition of The Triathlete’s Training Bible. Joe addresses common challenges triathletes face when transitioning from pool to open water. He emphasizes the importance of patience in making lasting improvements and offers tips for…
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4 Common Backstroke Mistakes Swimmers Make | U.S. Masters Swimming
USMS Level 2 Coach Tony Dual explains how to fix the four most common backstroke mistakes!
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Mastering Butterfly Technique With Olympic Swimmer Marius Kusch | Inside With Brett Hawke
Marius Kusch, an Olympic butterfly swimmer for Germany, shares techniques for mastering butterfly through quality training focused on speed and proper form.
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Freestyle Swimming Body Position | Lesson 1 | Establishing Comfort in Water | U.S. Masters Swimming
One of the fundamental skills in swimming effective freestyle is also one of the most overlooked. Being comfortable and relaxed in the water is the foundation of all swimming success, yet many swimmers never spend any time working to improve it. Your lungs should help you float and your arms and legs should propel. If…
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Stop Drag When Swimming | Global Triathlon Network
We talk extensively about aerodynamics and drag in cycling and many other sports, but did you know that water is over 800 times more dense than air? This means that reducing our drag whilst swimming is even more important! Mark is here with GTN’s top tips to get you more slippy!
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3 Easy Steps to Improve Your Relay Start | the Irish Way | Notre Dame Fighting Irish
This episode of The Irish Way will help swimmers everywhere improve their relay starts. By following Jess’ three easy steps, you can improve your exchanges and shave precious seconds off your times.
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7 Common Swimming Mistakes & How to Avoid Them | Global Triathlon Network
Are you new to swimming? If so you could be making a number of these common mistakes…..We’ve got 7 that you could be guilty of! We’ll identify the potential culprits and cover the solutions to take your freestyle swim to the next level!
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3 Steps to Swimming a Flipturn | U.S. Masters Swimming
The best way to learn the Flipturn is to break it down into its pieces. Coach Abbie Fish shows us the best way to learn a flip-turn.
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These Goggles Became My Swimming Coach | Global Triathlon Network
A majority of swimmers train alone or without a coach on the poolside providing coaching and tips, which often means these swimmers have no idea what they are striving for when it comes to freestyle technique. Our friends at @FORMswim have come up with something incredibly smart that could change all of this, and we…