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Laurie Hug: FINIS Agility Paddles
Last summer at USMS Nationals I had hoped to try out the new FINIS Agility Paddles but ran out of time. Fortunately, one of the masters swimmers who swims for my club bought a pair and let me test them … Continue reading
Posted in Agility Paddles, Athletes, Company News, Drills, Fun, Helpful Product Info, Interviews, Laurie Hug, Swim Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged Agility, ambassador, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, coach, drill, FINIS, FINIS Inc., finis20, freestyle, fun, Laurie Hug, masters, paddle, pulling, swimmer, swimming, swims, technique, USMS, Z2 Zoomers
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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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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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*SALE* Back to School & Back to the Pool
FINIS is happy to offer all of our customers a 15% discount from our FINIS product site, when they enter the code “back2school” at checkout. This code is redeemable through Sept 21, 2012. Please share the good news with … Continue reading
Posted in Agility Paddles, AquaPulse, Company News, Custom Design Studio, Dart Goggles, Events, Freestyle Paddles, Freestyle Snorkel, Helpful Product Info, Hydro Hip, Hydro Tracker GPS, Hydrospeed Racing Dome Cap, PT Paddles, Sculling Paddles, Stroke Lab, Swim Tips, Swimmer's Snorkel, SwiMP3 2G, SwiMP3 X18, Swimsense, Tempo Trainer Pro, Uncategorized, Z2 Gold Zoomers
Tagged discount, FINIS, freestyle, fun swimming, product comparison, product design, sale, swim, swimmer's snorkel, swimming, swimming basics, SwiMP3, Swimsense, swimsense performance monitor, tempo trainer, tips, training, z2, Z2 Zoomers, zoomers
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Workout Wednesday: Time to Work the Legs
Warm up: 400 free 8×50 kick :10seconds rest 400 free 4×100 kick :10 seconds rest (2 minutes rest) Slide on your FINIS Fins: 4×300 :20seconds rest Odd: 100 kick/100 swim/100 kick Even: 100 swim/100 kick/100 swim (2 minutes rest) Stroke … Continue reading
Posted in Workout Wednesday
Tagged fins, kicking, swim, swimming, workout, Workouts, Z2 Zoomers, zoomers
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Thanksgiving For The Pool
Whether you’re looking for a Thanksgiving morning workout to “earn” that second slice of pumpkin pie or for a day-after workout that will burn off all those extra calories we indulge in on our day of thanks, this workout is … Continue reading
Posted in Drills, Fun, Workouts
Tagged forearm fulcrum, fulcrum paddles, PT paddles, Thanksgiving, Z2 Zoomers
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How Osprey Aquatics uses FINIS Equipment to Swim to Success
As Head Coach I founded Osprey Aquatics in the fall of 1996 with 26 summer swimmers. Today the Osprey have about 110 swimmers year round. Coach Shannon Mackin began working with me in the late 90′s and together we have … Continue reading
Posted in Helpful Product Info
Tagged bolster, bolster paddles, brian bolster, snorkel, swimmer's snorkel, Z2 Zoomers, zoomers
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Family Fun – Swimming Workout
May is family fitness month, so I wanted to write a fun swim workout that the whole family can do. I will make a general assumption that all the family members can swim, the children are at least 10-years-old, and … Continue reading
Targeting Your Core for Open Water Performance
The idea that a strong core-body is essential to swimming is fairly common knowledge. Having strong core muscles aids swimmers in stabilizing their stroke, keeps the body in a hydrodynamic position, and achieves optimal body rotation. In open water races, … Continue reading
Posted in open-water, Workouts
Tagged abdominal, abs, body position, core strength, open-water, sighting, z2, Z2 Zoomers
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Swim more Efficiently by Establishing a Neutral Body Position
I have spent most of my life in the pool. For this reason I have had about 20 years to develop a good stroke, but I am still trying to make changes and become a more efficient swimmer. For most … Continue reading
Posted in Athletes, Drills, Triathlon
Tagged alignment, Alignment Kickboard, body alignment, body position, fins, floating, snorkel, Triathlon, Z2 Zoomers
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