Preston swimming coach Steve Heaps on the affect that the Olympics has had on swimming in Preston. Shot through foggy goggles, it seems.
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Swimming with MPs
Once a week in Ottawa, Canada, electorate leaders find time in their hectic schedule to attend a special meeting. For 45 minutes, they set aside their worries to focus on their own health with a very special coach. Awesome!
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I created a Google+ Community called “Swimming” today
Yesterday, Google launched a new feature called Communities on Google+, that might be a game changer. So today I got to create a Community called Swimming, you are very welcome to try it out with me. First plan is to throw a whole lot of photos up on the Istanbul 2012 – 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) event, this next week :-)
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CC photo #342: A manly hug at the Rome 2009 World Championships
A scene at the Rome 2009 World Swimming Championships. Not sure who they are, but that guy in the pool looks very much like Stefan Nystran (SWE), so I guess it is the men’s 100 freestyle final … maybe Fred Bousquet (FRA) and Cesar Cielo (BRA)? The guy leaving probably Nicolas Oliveira (BFA).
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Swim Instructor Tips: Check for Understanding Technique
“Do you remember the last time one of your swim lesson students made their parents really proud? Didn’t that give you a great feeling? Well today, I would like to share with you a teaching technique that will give you that feeling again and again. It’s called the “Check for understanding” technique. As seen in today’s YouTube video from the Swim Lessons University TEACH LIKE A PRO dvd, here’s how it works: You simply create a closed-ended question that requires a short response, whether it be your teaching cues or a yes/no type of question. It’s that easy.”
Swim Instructor Tips: Check for Understanding Technique
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Eric Shanteau Speaks on Capitol Hill
Eric Shanteau speaks at an ACS CAN event on Capitol Hill, sharing his battle with testicular cancer while competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Via the17thman
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CC photo #341: Germany’s Erik Steinhagen at the Berlin 2012 World Cup meet
SG Essen‘s Erik Steinhagen ready for the men’s 50 breaststroke final at the FINA / Arena 2012 Swimming World Cup meet in Berlin, Germany. He won silver with a time of 26.71 behind Italy’s Fabio Scozzoli in 26.32, which was a personal record, and when on to a 26.64 and 7th at the Chartres 2012 Europeans.
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The Basics of Learning to Swim Butterfly
“In a lot of ways, while Butterfly is one of the harder strokes to learn to swim correctly, it is actually the easiest stroke. One of the things that makes swimming butterfly easier is to learn the fundamentals of the stroke- basically, the first half of the stroke. Once you learn this, you’ll be amazed at how easy swimming Butterfly can be!”
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Tennessee Swimming Intro Video
2012-13 Tennessee Swimming
