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Category Archives: Drills
Gary Hall: Swimming Myths Debunked (6)
Ten Swimming Myths Busted Myth #6:When it comes to swimming fast, kicking is overrated. Kicking is anything but overrated. As some of you have already learned, I believe that it is the power of the kick that separates the great … Continue reading
Posted in Athletes, Company News, Drills, Events, Fun
Tagged distance swimming, drill, FINIS, fins, freestyle, fun swimming, Gary Hall, Gary Sr, head position, kicking, open-water, pacing, product design, racing, streamline, stretching, swim, swimming, swimming basics, technique, The Race Club, tips, training, Triathlon, triathlon swimming, workout, Workouts, z2, Z2 Zoomers, zoomers
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New Product Launch: FINIS Alignment Kickboard (Yellow)
Livermore, CA – (November 27, 2012) FINIS, a world leader in technical swimming products that maximize your fitness potential and technique, announces availability of the new Alignment Kickboard in yellow. The uniquely designed board is different from standard kickboards with its smaller … Continue reading
Posted in Company News, Drills, Events, Helpful Product Info, Lara Jackson, Uncategorized
Tagged alignment, alignment board, drill, FINIS, freestyle, kickboard, kicking, launch, new, new product, product comparison, product design, product launch, snorkel, streamline, stretching, swim, swimming, swimming basics, technique, tips, training
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Gary Hall, Swimming Myths Debunked (5)
Ten Swimming Myths Busted Myth #5. The reason we pull freestyle underwater with a high elbow is to increase the surface area of our arm. In case you hadn’t noticed, I am preaching high elbows a lot. There is a … Continue reading
Posted in Athletes, Drills, Events, Helpful Product Info, Swim Tips, Uncategorized, Workouts
Tagged drill, FINIS, fun swimming, Gary Hall, kicking, racing, streamline, swim, swimming, swimming basics, technique, The Race Club, training
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FINIS Agility Paddle, New Sizes Available!
FINIS releases two new sizes for their popular Agility Paddle Livermore, CA – (November 13, 2012) FINIS, a world leader in technical swimming products that maximize your fitness potential and technique, announces the immediate availability of multiple Agility Paddles sizes. The strapless … Continue reading
Posted in Agility Paddles, Company News, Drills, Events, Helpful Product Info, Swim Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged Agility Paddles, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle, launch, new, paddle, paddles, pool, product, swim, swimming, swimming basics, technique, training, water
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GARY HALL: SWIMMING MYTHS DEBUNKED (4)
Ten Swimming Myths Busted Myth #4: The reason you keep the elbows high during the underwater pull is to increase power. I often hear this myth from both coaches and swimmers. When one looks at the underwater shots of the … Continue reading
Posted in Agility Paddles, Athletes, Drills, Events, Helpful Product Info, Interviews, Swim Tips
Tagged FINIS, freestyle, paddles, product design, streamline, swim, swimming, swimming basics, technique, tips, training, workout, Workouts
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Gary Hall: Swimming Myths Debunked (3)
Ten Swimming Myths Busted Myth #3: The reason one should rotate the body along the long axis in freestyle is to reduce drag. Please don’t tell me this is not a myth. I hear this from beginner coaches all the way … Continue reading
Posted in Athletes, Drills, Events, Helpful Product Info, Interviews, Swim Tips, Workouts
Tagged distance swimming, drill, FINIS, freestyle, fun swimming, head position, kicking, racing, stroke rate, swim, swimming, swimming basics, technique, tips, training, workout, Workouts
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Off Season Swim Training for Triathletes
It is now October, which means most triathletes are done with their competitive season. Of those athletes, many will stop swimming completely as they back off of their training for the winter. Come spring time, they will surely find that … Continue reading
Posted in Athletes, Drills, Events, Fun, Interviews, open-water, Swim Tips, Triathlon, Workouts
Tagged distance swimming, drill, FINIS, fins, freestyle, fun swimming, kicking, masters, open-water, swim, swimming, swimming basics, training, Triathlon, triathlon swimming, USMS, warm-down, workout, Workouts
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Gary Hall: Swimming Myths Debunked (2)
Ten Swimming Myths Busted Myth #2: The only time you need to worry about reducing frontal drag is on the start and turns. Getting into a tight streamline is extremely important for the dive and turns. Your body speed is … Continue reading
Posted in Athletes, Company News, Drills, Events, Helpful Product Info, Sculling Paddles, Swim Tips, Swimmer's Snorkel, Z2 Gold Zoomers
Tagged distance swimming, drill, FINIS, fins, Gary Hall, head position, paddles, product design, racing, snorkel, streamline, swim, swimmer's snorkel, swimming, swimming basics, technique, training, workout, Workouts, z2, Z2 Zoomers, zoomers
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The Building Blocks of Swimming
The Building Blocks of Swimming: By Coach Bob Duin Successful swimming programs share many common attributes. The typical aquatic pyramid consists of a neighborhood swimming lesson program as its base component which feeds its next block, the neighborhood competitive … Continue reading
Posted in Company News, Drills, Helpful Product Info, Interviews, Tim's Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged distance swimming, drill, drowning, FINIS, fun swimming, program, safety, swim, swimming, swimming basics, technique, turns, workout, youth
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Gary Hall: What Makes Michael Fly?
Most people that swim butterfly are not so pretty to watch, especially at the end of the race. It is not coincidental that some of the greatest flyers in history also had some of the most graceful strokes. Mark Spitz … Continue reading
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