Australian based uSwim offers learn-to-swim lessons for free on www.uswim.com and www.youtube.com/user/UswimAustralia, plus now with an iPhone app. Their philosophy is sound, that the best solution is to seek quality professional lessons, but that they are too expensive or not available, their step-by-step instructions are better than guessing or poor lessons. Via SwimmingScience.net.
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The World Cup 2011 schedule is ready
Swedish swimsite www.simma.nu/se informs us that the World Cup 2011 tour will consist of two rounds, one in Europe in October, and one in Asia in November.
- October 15-16, Stockholm (SWE)
- October 18-19, Moscow (RUS)
- October 22-23, Berlin (GER)
- November 4-5, Singapore (SIN)
- November 8-9, Beijing (CHN)
- November 12-13, Tokyo (JPN)
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Adlington 8:20.23 in the 800 long course
Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington posted the fastest time since the non-textile suits were banned, when she yesterday won the 800 freestyle at the British Gas Championships 2011, with a time of 8:20.23. “I would have loved to have scraped under 8:20 but hopefully it’ll come at worlds”. Read SwimNews.com.
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Phelps training vertical kicks with 10 kg weights
Funny video here, where Michael Phelps first demonstrates training vertical kicks wearing 10 kg weights, and Japanese Hisayoshi Sato then tries doing the same.
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Behold Ordinskaya, one of the World’s largest underwater caves
The Ordinskaya Cave is the longest underwater cave in Russia, only 20 meters at its deepest, but exceeding 3.5 kilometers in total length. The distance between the entrance lake and the furthest known underwater point equals 1 kilometer and 50 meters, with a diameter of 60 meters in the biggest underwater chamber, but with so clear water that two divers swimming at the opposite ends of the chamber can still see one another. Source: scaq.blogspot.com
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Bowman on North Baltimore’s preparation for big swims
Interesting interview here with coach Bob Bowman, CEO of North Baltimore Aquatics Club, about his swimmers preparations for last weekend and how it sets up for the summer. Estimating the level of rest that the swimmers got before the Indy meet, where 10 is total rest, Bowman says that Phelps was at 4 or 5.
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Klim is the Comeback Kid
A segment out of Network Ten‘s news broadcast, interviewing Michael Klim and his coach Rohan Taylor, plus exercise scientist Jeremy Oliver.
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The story of amazing Grace
USA Swimming has this fantastic story about Grace Waller, who in 2008 was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. She had to have her kneecap removed, and 6 inches of her femur plus muscle, but still managed to swim through it, switching from breaststroke to long-distance freestyle, ending up with setting the high school record in the 500 freestyle. Amazing.
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Britons focus on turns and dolphin kicks
Today’s British 200 medley champion James Goddard admits accordingly to SwimNews.com that the americans have been killing them underwater, and that they are therefore focusing hard on turns and dolphin kicks.
“We compared my backstroke to Ryan Lochte’s backstroke. The swimming speed was exactly the same. He just took 1.3 or 1.4 out of me on the turns alone. So that’s a massive wake-up call and that’s what we’ve been working on all year.”