Category: Technique
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How to do a fast breaststroke/butterfly turn
Norwegian breaststroker Aleksander Hetland explains (in English) how he does fast breaststroke turns, and then demonstrates it in the water. He won bronze at the Dubai 2010 Short Course World Championships, so listen up ! :-)
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Arena presents: Swimming Clinic with Kirsty Coventry
Kirsty Coventry hosted a Clinic Arena in Rome on November, 9th 2010. The Olympic and World Champion from Zimbabwe, Kirsty Coventry participated in this clinic at the Forum Sport Center in Rome to swim with young swimmers who wanted to learn something from her experiences.
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Someone trying out the new Michael Phelps video game
The 17thman has found this video of someone from gaygamer.net trying out the new “Michael Phelps: Push The Limit” game for Xbox 360 with Kinect. My comment is ‘Oh, the humanity, look at those elbows!’ Seriously, if the game allows you to keep up with the world’s best with that technique, then it is more…
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Secrets to a competition swim dive
Norway’s European champion in the 50m short course breaststroke and Dubai 2010 bronze winner Aleksander Hetland demonstrates how to do the perfect race dive in swimming. In English :-)
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The Race Club’s secret tip on breathing
“So the point is, we need as much oxygen as we can get!” Read more here on theraceclub.net
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Glen doing good in Libanon
Former Olympian and Swedish national coach Glen Christiansen visited Lebanon this week, for the second time this year, leading a 6 day training camp for Lebanese youth, 40 in total aged 8 to 17, spanning from relative beginners to elite swimmers. Plus had two-hour sessions for adults in the evening, in addition to the all-day…
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Arena presents: Swimming Clinic with Francesca Halsall
European and Commonwealth champion Francesca Halsall putting a group of kids through their paces at the Manchester Aquatics Centre. And shock, horror, she reveals that she doesn’t keep a log book (!)
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Kaitlin Sandeno After The Olympics
After making the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Team, Kaitlin Sandeno battled injury and missed qualifying for the 2008 squad. She sought other opportunities, but is now back in the sport of swimming, giving private lessons to kids looking to improve and hone their stroke. By gosh, I think someone has a shorter pool than we…
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Arena presents: Swimming Clinic with Lotte Friis
Lotte Friis has in my opinion one of the most perfect kayaking crawl techniques in the World, as taught by Estonian professor Rein Haljand.