Tag Archives: technique

Workout Wednesday: Blossom into a Better Swimmer

Posted on May 16, 2012 by bbennett   |   bbennett

Warm-up: 1200 (repeat below twice) 400 free breathing every 3 200 drill by 50′s; finger tip drag drill- (concentrate on high elbow) & Six kick side drill- (long smooth, extenuate rotation of hips, finish pull all the way) Kick/skull (4 … Continue reading →

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Coaching Tips that Help you Visualize and Improve your Technique

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Mark Stephens   |   Mark Stephens

We all learn differently.  Whether it is algebra, paying taxes, or swimming, we all grasp concepts in a different way. Therefore much like teachers, swim coaches need to educate their “students” in a variety of ways. A coach may say … Continue reading →

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Sculling Drills help improve your technique and feel in the water

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Paul Zaich   |   Paul Zaich

Mark and I often cite improving stroke technique in swimming as being the single easiest and quickest way to see improvement. One of the best ways to begin improving your stroke technique is to improve your body awareness and especially … Continue reading →

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Straight Arm Recovery in Open Water Swimming

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Mallory Mead   |   Mallory Mead
Straight Arm Recovery in Open Water Swimming

Lately I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about how swimming in open water is different from swimming in a pool, and what that means in terms of technique. In addition to playing around with increasing my stroke rate (the … Continue reading →

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Swim Sets that Improve Technique – Mayan Pyramid

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Mark Stephens   |   Mark Stephens
Swim Sets that Improve Technique – Mayan Pyramid

If you are swimmer than you have probably done a “pyramid” set that builds up and down in distance. The purpose of these sets is to build up to an aerobic capacity, and then shift gears and build down to … Continue reading →

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FINIS Snorkel Comparison – Part 4 of 6

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Mark Stephens   |   Mark Stephens

After looking at the standard Swimmer’s Snorkel and the Swimmer’s Snorkel Junior, this week we review the Freestyle Snorkel… Freestyle Snorkel After receiving great feedback from coaches and swimmers on our Swimmer’s Snorkels, our R&D team decided to make a … Continue reading →

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FINIS Snorkel Comparison – Part 3 of 6

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Mark Stephens   |   Mark Stephens

Today we continue our snorkel comparison discussion with the Swimmer’s Snorkel Junior. For an easy evaluation, all other FINIS snorkels will be compared to the standard Swimmer’s Snorkel adult model that we reviewed in Part 2. By understand the key … Continue reading →

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FINIS Snorkel Comparison – Part 2 of 6

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Mark Stephens   |   Mark Stephens
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FINIS Snorkel Comparison – Part 1 of 6

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Mark Stephens   |   Mark Stephens

Over the years, swimmers and coaches have continued to ask the same underlying question of “Which FINIS snorkel should I buy?”. Over the next few weeks I will breakdown this question as I compare and contrast all the features and … Continue reading →

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