Category: Training
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USA Swimming National Select Camp – Girls
A look back at the USA Swimming National Select Camp for girls that took place in October at the Olympic Training Center.
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Swimming with Nose Restrictions – Part 2
An excellent stroke to use if you suffer from blocked nasal passages is the breaststroke. While swimming the breaststroke, you will be able to take a breath every stroke through your mouth. This is the key for people who are having nose/breathing restrictions. This way of breathing while swimming is different than ‘swim breathing’.  Swim breathing is when you exhale from your nose and take a breath in through your…
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Cardio training (Swimming Exercise) for big guys is unique. – Eddie Hall
https://youtu.be/AGtag2ezJwI
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Can swimming improve your mental health? – BBC London
The benefits of exercise on our mental health have been well documented- but could swimming be the best sport of them all? Swim England claims that 1.4 million British adults believe that the sport has significantly reduced their symptoms of anxiety or depression. Sara Orchard reports.
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General Physical Preparation Requirements for Swimmers, with Keenan Robinson | NSCA.com
Learn training principles for general physical preparation of swimmers, and understand how to utilize weekly planning to best aid in the expression of physical performance. Keenan Robinson also discusses how to differentiate between readiness strategies to best apply stress in this session from the NSCA’s 2017 National Conference.
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Former West Fargo coach used training methods incorrectly, swimming coach says
A swimming coach whose training methods are at the center of a controversy involving the West Fargo girls swim team has issued a response. On Sept. 14, Ronald Hehn was fired as the girls swimming and diving coach at West Fargo High School, after he posted a Facebook video of a student manager attempting a…
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Swimming Workouts to Build Running Endurance
Swimming is a tremendously effective form of cross-training for runners. And yet, if you ask a room full of them how many swim as part of their training, you’re not likely to see a large show of hands. Why is that? Well, the runners I know seem to have two major concerns when it comes…
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Survey Finds Swimming Ranks in Top 5 Most Popular Ways to Exercise
Many Americans consider being in shape and looking good to be an important goal, at least according to a recent survey. ReportLinker, a technology company specializing in market research, asked Americans how they perceive their personal fitness level and which exercises they prefer when trying to stay in shape. Of the respondents, 77% said being in…