Category: Training
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Danes launch national Kicking Performance Ranking
Read the interview with Danish national coach Dean Boles here on svoem.dk (mostly in English) What is the idea behind the Kicking Performance Ranking? – My belief is to do an inventory (opgørelse, red.) of strengths and weaknesses – I have observed that many programs don’t value kicking an important ingredient for world class swimming and…
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The Norwegians are back in Flagstaff
For the first time since Alexander Dale Oen passed in 2012, the Norwegian national team is back in Flagstaff, Arizona. As national coach Petter Løvberg puts it, they need to move forward in his memory, and also to go back as part of that process.
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Ryan Cochrane: Failure is never a reason to give up
Canadian Olympic swimmer Ryan Cochrane kicks off the New Year by giving his students a lesson on perseverance. He highlights how failure is never a reason to give up, how perseverance shows up in many forms, and how important it is to practice resilience. https://youtu.be/ZCwVV3niXxo
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Bryant Swimming – The Grind
The Bryant Swimming and Diving team is currently in the heart of their season with their annual winter training trip on the horizon. Here is an inside look at the work it takes to get to the top of this grueling sport. https://youtu.be/BKEFEHTwmAA
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The 5-hour rule: how long it takes to become marginally competent at a basic skill
Mike Boyd is familiar with Gladwell’s 10,000, that being the approximate number of hours of practice supposedly required to master something. He wondered how long it would take him to learn to kickflip on a skateboard. It took him about 5 hours and 47 minutes, but some of that was him just fooling around, seething…
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Celebrity Fit: Olympic swimmer Sarra Lajnef shares her fitness routine
Now for Celebrity Fit, we have Tunisian Olympic Swimmer Sarra Lajnef who will share with us her fitness routine…
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FINA Swimmers at Thanyapura
Max interviews some of the world’s best swimmers specially chosen by FINA to train at the state of the art Thanyapura, Phuket ahead of the 2016 Olympics.This video gives a sneak peek at their daily routine and the swimmers insights on what it takes to be a young athlete training to be the best in…
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Interview with Elizabeth Beisel, Team Speedo athlete
She swims up to 70km a week in training, but it’s not all about the pool. Get to know Team Speedo athlete and American backstroke gold medallist, Elizabeth Beisel, as we chat to her about surfing, Disney, and her favourite holiday swim spot.