Category: Training
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Cotterell tips China as major player in the pool
Australian swim coach Denis Cotterell is in a unique position to evaluate the strength of Chinese swimming, given that he has in recent years trained a number of the country’s best swimmers in his Gold Coast-based squad, including fastest man in the world for this year in the 200, 400, 800 & 1500 freestyle, Sun…
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Ryan Lochte says ‘work on you core!’
Wait a minute, Lochte does abs every Monday, Wednesday, Friday FOR AN HOUR ?!? That is as much time as Steve West spends on SWIMMING ! :-)
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4-year-old girl swims 2000 meters in just under 2 hours
Tae Smith only started swimming lessons five months ago, for safety reasons to learn the basics, and now practices for just an hour a week. Her instructor saw her as a natural on day one, and now thought she was ready to take the 600 meters distance badge, already an impressive achievement for a four-year-old.…
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Coaches in the know: Jon Urbanchek
Now we’re talking, a marvelous and generous coach who sets time aside to help out coaches even here in tiny Faroe Islands.
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Scottish Swimming: Everyone Can Swim !
Nice video, excellent mission :-) Scottish Swimming from 29studios on Vimeo.
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Swimming Coach wanted for Iran’s national team
FINA announces here that the I.R. Iran Amateur Swimming Federation is looking for a high-level Swimming Coach for their national team. They are currently working with 14 foreign coaches, interested coaches can send their application and/or questions to the I.R. Iran Amateur Swimming Federation directly. As posted in February, they have a brand new National…
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Misty Hyman sharing knowledge by coaching
“My mom saw that I needed my inhaler less and that I was getting healthier’, says Misty Hyman in this video. After winning gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, she failed at qualifying in 2004, retired at 24 years old, and now spends her time at the Melrose Paradise Recreation Club in Phoenix, sharing her…
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Klim: “I am a master of my domain at the moment”
Australian swim star Michael Klim admits to there having been times when he has climbed out of the pool and shaken his head, now after his comeback, mornings he has returned form a session and told his wife Lindy he wasn’t sure he could continue. The most recent difficult time came in Dubai when he…
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How about a Michael Phelps signature swim spa ?
Butterfly looks difficult, but maybe one could manage a couple of kilometers of crawl. See www.michaelphelpsswimspa.com. Via the17thman.