Category: Technique

The US Navy SEAL combat swim technique

Jun 16, 2012

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rokur

in Technique

Two kinds of side stroke, via the17thman
Open water and triathlon swimming tips from Sean Kelly

Jun 9, 2012

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rokur

in Equipment, Open Water, Technique, Training

Swimming tips for open water and triathlon swimming from Sean Kelly, long-time head coach of Stockport Metro swimmers like James Goddard and Keri-Anne Payne.
Tyler Clary presents the Speedo Hydralign Goggles

Jun 7, 2012

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rokur

in Equipment, Technique, Training

Tyler Clary with the Speedo Hydralign Goggles & Center Snorkel, via the17thman
Canadian Olympians get a feel for world record pace

Jun 1, 2012

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rokur

in Technique, Training

‘The Need For Speed’, a few weeks after booking their ticket to London for the 2012 Games, the Canadian Olympic Swim team reunited as a group to train in Phoenix, Arizona. SwimCANweb.tv was onsite to capture video of the team training. Via Swimmming Canada on Facebook
CC photo #153: The surfing left hand of Paul Biedermann

May 31, 2012

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Technique

A lucky shot during the Debrecen 2012 men’s 400 freestyle final, from top to bottom Italy’s Gabriele Detti, Hungary’s Gergo Kis, Italy’s Samuel Pizzetti and Germany’s Paul Biedermann. Notice how Biedermann’s left hand surfs on the water – I’ve heard that this is deliberate, that he tries to surf on his left arm for a…
Excelade, the hot thing on deck this morning

May 27, 2012

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rokur

in Technique, Technology, Wow

So Danish / Icelandic coach Mads Claussen of Reach Elite showed me this new iPhone / iPad app this morning called Excelade, that allows you to video record and analyse technique in sports, and share it online from within the app, with precision slow-motion, side-by-side comparison and ability to record a review. At the cost…
CC photo #138: Rein Haljand and PÃ¡l Joensen at the Kalev Spa

May 16, 2012

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Faroe Islands, Technique, Training

PÃ¡l Joensen being instructed by Rein Haljand, Professor of Kinesiology at Tallinn University in Estonia. This from when we visited them in Estonia, back in January 2009. Pool is the Kalev Spa in Tallinn.
11th Nordic Conference in Elementary Swimming Teaching launched

Apr 20, 2012

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rokur

in Faroe Islands, Organization, Technique

So I’m a bit busy filming and doing other stuff, and it seems that at the same time this website is struggling because of going over the allocated memory resources (read: too much success :-). But the conference is on, first lecturer Jens Bruun is speaking, see www.neg2012.com. And by the way, I’m putting pictures…
On the Waterfront – a Professor Barrow’s Maths in Sports lecture

Apr 11, 2012

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rokur

in Science, Technique

“Swimming is, I always believe the most technical, scientifically technical of all the common sports”. I like you already, Mr. Professor! :-)