Timing is tricky on breaststroke – do it wrong and you can lose all of your momentum in the water. Picked up bad habits because you only use this as your cool down stroke? You call put a lot of strain on your hips, knees and lower back when you swim breaststroke wrong.
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Inside with Brett Hawke: Save Tribe Swimming
William & Mary is considered one of the most prestigious academic schools in the country.
You may have heard of some of their famous alumni… Thomas Jefferson. James Monroe. John Tyler.
America’s brightest swimmers don’t go to W&M for the scholarships because there are none. And they certainly don’t go for the facilities — the pool is not worthy of the accomplishments that Tribe Swimming has achieved.
They attend W&M because the people that go to W&M are a special kind of people. One could say they are from the same Tribe…
Brett welcomes Rich Williams from the W&M Class of ’98 on the podcast to help spread the word to SAVE TRIBE SWIMMING!
Go to savetribeswimming.com to donate today!
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Swim Across America supports UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals for the 15th year
The SAA-San Francisco Bay team has raised almost $5 million dollars for fighting children’s cancer at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals. Hear from the doctors who use these funds to help our patients, learn how they are taking their event virtual in 2020, and jump in if you are inspired!
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Hip Movement When Swimming Butterfly Stroke | U.S. Masters Swimming
Yes, it is 100% necessary for fast swimming in butterfly to undulating your hips. This allows a swimmer to maximize the use of their pull, by putting them into a stronger position. Also, it allows a swimmer time to get their head out of the water for a breath. All in all how you move your hips counts. Which is why it’s important to keep these tips in mind.
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Are Pool Main Drains Dangerous? | Swimming Pool Steve
From http://www.swimmingpoolsteve.com/page… – Learn about the dangers posed by swimming pool main drains. In recent years new pools are built with anti-entrapment materials and installation standards. There are still many older pools that do not meet these standards and pose the risk of trapping swimmers underwater. Pools should be built with anti-entrapment standards as defined by the Virginia Graeme Baker Act (VGBA). While swimming pools can and should be safe from suction entrapment you should never make the assumption that there is no danger.
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‘My Octopus Teacher’ Stuns Audiences, Reinforces Power of Nature
In his latest documentary, My Octopus Teacher, free diver and filmmaker Craig Foster tells a unique story about his friendship and bond with an octopus in a kelp forest in Cape Town, South Africa. It’s been labeled “the love story that we need right now” by The Cut.
See EcoWatch
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Arati Saha: Who was the groundbreaking Indian swimmer and why is Google honoring her?
Google is honoring Indian swimmer Arati Saha born, on September 24, 1940, she would have turned 80 today. She died in 1994 at the age of 54 but her stellar achievement lives on even today. She was the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel.
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Aquatic Day Celebration 2020 â— Uganda’s Olympic swimmers on the impact of swimming in their lives
Olympians
Dr. Aya Nakitanda – Olympian, Beijing 2008
Dr. Gilbert Kaburu PhD – Olympian, Beijing 2008
Ganzi Mugula – Olympian, London 2012
Jamila Lunkunse – 2 X Olympian, London 2012 and Rio 2016
Joshua Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza – Olympian, Rio 2016 -
This woman can do some remarkable dance moves underwater | Your Morning
Who didn’t pretend to be a synchronized swimmer at one point as a child?