In this 22nd and final episode in this series, Swim Smooth Head Coach, Paul Newsome, summarises the benefits of doing drills to help refine your swimming technique and how important it is to transition immediately into the stroke following the drill (where possible).
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Yoga for Swimmers Express Class – Lower Body Mobility
Lower body mobility is needed not only to be able to kick effectively, but swimmers require mobility in the lower body to achieve ideal body position in the water and achieve power in their starts and turns.
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Josh Zuchowski Velocity Meter Analysis | The Race Club
Coach Gary breaks down rising superstar Josh Zuchowski’s strokes using the Velocity Meter
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1960 Olympic Swimming Gold Medalist Carolyn Schuler
Carolyn Schuler of the Berkeley (CA) Swim Club won two gold medals at the 1960 Olympic Games and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1989
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Swimming and Diving Recruiting Advice During COVID-19
Swimming and Diving recruiting experts Danny Koenig and Jeff Smith cover every aspect of recruiting during COVID-19.
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Italy’s Artistic Swimming Duet performs to “Sweet Dreams” at Rio 2016 | Music Monday
This Music Monday we feature the fantastic appearance of Italy’s Artistic Swimming duet at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio. Linda Cerruti and Constanza Ferro have chosen the “Sweet Dreams” version by Emily Browning from the Sucker Punch soundtrack for their Free Routine. Enjoy watching their terrific performance to this special song!
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Swimming With Sharks, Without a Cage! | More in Common
Surfer Mike Coots lost his leg to a shark attack, but he wouldn’t let that keep him from the water. Now, he’s teaming up with Ocean Ramsey Water Inspired to save these often-misunderstood creatures.
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What Separates Champions From ‘Almost Champions’?
The researchers found that super champions were characterized by an almost fanatical reaction to challenge.†They viewed challenges in a positive light — as opportunities to grow — and overcame them thanks to a “never satisfied†attitude. This runs in contrast to almost champions, who blamed setbacks on external causes, became negative, and lost motivation. Although athletes in each group faced comparable challenges, the researchers write, their responses — “what the athletes brought to the challenges†— were quite distinct.
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Tokyo, Olympic organizers in rough waters 1 month after postponement
The one-year delay of the 2020 Summer Games was officially agreed to on March 24 by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, and the new schedule — the Olympics from July 23 to Aug 8, 2021 and the Paralympics from Aug 24 to Sept 5. — announced a week later.
A week after that, Abe declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and other prefectures, effectively multiplying the challenges of the Tokyo organizing committee which is now working through the logistical nightmare mainly from home.
Organizing staff still get sent out, however, for missions deemed essential tasks, like negotiating with venue operators to secure their facilities’ availability — an undertaking organizers are seeking to achieve at any cost in order to limit major disruptions to the competition schedule.
One of the biggest challenges for the host nation is the burden of additional costs generated by the postponement. Amid fears of a serious recession in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Tokyo is facing several hundred billion yen in extra costs, a prospect sure to stoke negative public opinion at a critical time.
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