Want to improve your backstroke breathing technique? Eleven-time Olympic medallist, Ryan Lochte, demonstrates how to breathe efficiently during backstroke in our expert how-to video, which includes tips and advice on finding a comfortable breathing pattern.
http://youtu.be/m91qzchv9ZQ
Olympic gold medallist, Jessica Hardy, demonstrates the perfect breaststroke stroke technique in our how-to video, devised to help you perform your arm pull, catch position and hand entry more efficiently.
http://youtu.be/l00tfMwHvMI
Want to improve your backstroke stroke technique? Superstar swimmer and quadruple world record holder, Ryan Lochte, demonstrates the perfect backstroke stroke technique in our elite-coach devised video, complete with commentary to help you achieve the correct hand, arm and elbow position.
http://youtu.be/xviHn1Qg-5s
Speedo athlete and gold medallist, Jessica Hardy, demonstrates the most effective breaststroke body position in our informative how-to video, devised by our elite swim coach to help you improve your head, spine and body alignment during breaststroke.
http://youtu.be/CDk-edtL0Dk
Want to improve your backstroke body positioning? World champion swimmer, Ryan Lochte, demonstrates how to achieve the perfect backstroke body position in our expert-led swimming video, which includes tips from our elite swim coach to help you align your head, body and spine more efficiently.
http://youtu.be/DINpDjdteMM
The Scottish Commonwealth hero of Freedom Friday, Dan Wallace, has turned away from his bady boy days in Florida to make a splash in Glasgow.
Twenty four hours after Thunder Thursday Dan Wallace gave us something even more special in the Tollcross swimming complex.
This big, gangly ginger lad gave us Freedom Friday and in doing so became an instant Scottish sporting hero.
His name is Wallace. And his cry that followed his unbelievable victory in the 400m individual medley was: FOR FREEDOM!
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Want to improve your backstroke kick technique? World champion backstroke swimmer and Speedo athlete, Ryan Lochte, demonstrates the perfect backstroke kick technique in our instructional how-to video, which includes drill ideas and kick tips to help you increase your swim speed and propulsive power.
http://youtu.be/K_fO-VyjieA
Nice performances were observed this week at the fourth legs of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup and FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix 2014, taking place in Lac St-Jean (CAN) on July 24 and 26, respectively.
On Thursday (July 24), 16 women and 23 men from 11 countries took the departure in the 10km race. German Andreas Waschburger touched first in 1h56m44s9, collecting his second podium finish in the series this year (silver in Race 1). Charles Peterson (USA), 2005 World champion over the distance, finished second in 1h56m49s4 while Christian Reichert (GER) completed the race, for third, clocking 1h56m53s1. Reichert already has a bronze from Race 1 in Viedma.
Among women, Brazil’s Ana Marcela Cunha, 2013 World silver medallist and two-time winner of the 10km series, occupied the podium for the fourth straight time and claimed her second gold of the season, taking out the race in 2h03m01s2. American Christine Jennings obtained her first podium appearance this year, picking up silver in 2h03m01s5. Angela Maurer, 2013 World bronze medallist and winner of the series a record three times, bagged home the fourth medal of the day for Germany, securing the bronze, her second this year, in a time of 2h03m02s7.
Source: FINA Press release
Colin Surra, Ben Rice, Alex Prestrud and I built this raft from recycled and donated wood and pickle barrels to suit Eno Hammocks. We spent three days on the Cape Fear river, starting in Erwin NC to the Old Bluff Church.
