Category: Training
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Arizona State Men's Swimming Cut
Flash news on SwimInfo: Arizona State University has cut men’s swimming according to a press release sent out by the University.
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Survived By Poking Great White In The Eye
37 year old Jason Cull saw a dark shape approaching as he swam about 80 meters off the popular Middleton beach in Western Australia on Saturday. “I just remember being dragged backwards underwater. I felt along it, I found its eye and I poked it in the eye, and that’s when it let go.” Source:…
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Triathletes Back In Water After Shark Killed Teammate
16 members of the Triathlon Club of San Diego resumed open water training on Friday, a week after a great white shark killed a fellow teammate while training with the team. Read more here on SFGate Here is a news flash from when the man was killed:
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David Blaine Breaks Breath Holding World Record
Endurance artist David Blaine held his breath for 17 minutes 4 seconds today on the Oprah Winfrey Show, breaking the previous mark of 16 minutes 38 second set by Peter Colat on February 10 this year.
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This Is One Cool Kid
Sometimes we forget that swimming is more than just a sport. See www.infantswim.com to learn more about this particular program.
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The 100 Is Now More Power Than Technique
Bernard broke the opposition and softened up the record with the fierce speed of his first length. “I always went out very fast. If you think before the race that the end will be tiring you’ll never make it,” he said. He acknowledged there had been a change in approach to the classic 100m race,…
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Bowman Leaves Michigan, Takes Phelps With Him
Bob Bowman is stepping down as the University of Michigan men’s swimming coach, and he’s likely taking protege Michael Phelps with him back to Baltimore. Read about it here on mlive.com.
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Thompson On How They Train In Canberra
Very interesting read about the state of the art Australian Institute of Sport, where they monitor everything and use pacemaker lights and other stuff to sharpen up training. Also interesting read about how Bernard, Nystrand and Sullivan use video analysis and lots of races to keep ahead of the pack.
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Miami Swimming Video
I truly like that motivational speak, That last 25 when you’re hurting… say I’m a Hurricane, I’m getting to that wall first!