GoSwim GoldSwimming Question of the Week - July 14, 2010
10 commentsSince we're in sunny Florida, and swimming everyday, our question this week deals with the sun.
Backstroke - Backwards Board Kick
Kicking backwards while holding a board is a great drill for working your abs and thighs, essential muscles for butterfly and for dolphin kick off the walls for backstroke.
Swimming Pics of the Week - February 25, 2010
Here's a quick series of shots showing a breathing pattern for backstroke.
Backstroke - Single Arm (Rouse-Style Execution)
execution
noun: the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
Swim Question of the Week - October 14, 2009
With the last few weeks of freestyle technique variation, tell us how open you are to trying new techniques, no matter how "wrong" or "silly" they seem when you first see them.
Backstroke - 4 Back 3 Free Catch
Why are freestyle and backstroke pulls so different? Since working with Aaron Peirsol, we've learned to think about the backstroke pull as being similar to a freestyle pull on the back. Here's a quick way to put that into play.
Go Swim the 7 Competitive Turns with Steve Haufler
Steve Haufler is recognized as one of the best stroke-and-turn instructors in the world. In GO SWIM THE 7 COMPETITIVE TURNS, Steve shares his secrets for teaching the turns that every swimmer must know: flip turns, open turns, and IM transition turns.
Swim Pic of the Week - September 3, 2009
Tell us what you think is happening in this picture, which was borrowed from a new DVD to be announced at the ASCA Conference next week.
ROME: Aaron Peirsol Takes Gold and Takes Down His Own WR in the 200 Back
ROME: Minutes ago, Aaron Peirsol became the first swimmer to go under 1:52 in the 200 back... at the 13th FINA World Championships.
Congrats to Aaron Peirsol!
Congratulations to Aaron Peirsol, who smashed two world records last week and earned the chance to compete in two individual events at the FINA World Championships in Rome.
Freestyle/Backstroke - Tempo-Trainer Kick
Here's a fun drill that tests the upper limit of your flutter kick...and the lower limit of your Tempo Trainer.
Backstroke - Underwater Dolphin - Size
To honor our newly released DVD, Go Swim Backstroke with Margaret Hoelzer, we're going to focus on the underwater dolphin in backstroke. This is a quick look at something Margaret discusses on her DVD... what size should your dolphin kick be?
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Swim Question of the Week - July 28, 2010
by sprinter about 6 hours ago
I don't take a real break. I stay in the water but do only easy and fun stuff (and only once a day not even every day). Usually it is for... more » -
15,500 yard practice...
by brahmin 1 day ago
Glenn, I want the goswim theme. I know you have different versions of it, but I specifically want the one you use in "freestyle - co... more » -
Swim Question of the Week - July 28, 2010
by qotaeba abbasi 1 day ago
BARBARA IS ALWAYS WRIGHT more » -
Swim Question of the Week - July 28, 2010
by GW 2 days ago
Honest answer? :) Go and enjoy. Welcome back. more » -
Ten Miles Is a Long Way
by Trev 2 days ago
Congratulations, Glenn! Sounds like it was worth every stroke :-) more » -
Swim Question of the Week - July 28, 2010
by Hank Webb 2 days ago
Take long enough to let the soreness leave, both mental and physical. I took way too long, 30 years. Now I'm facing my first meet in de... more » -
Swim Question of the Week - July 28, 2010
by GW 2 days ago
I think it depends on the intensity of your training beforehand. We swim 52 weeks a year but in fairness the summer (end July to end Augu... more » -
Swim Question of the Week - July 28, 2010
by Barbara Hummel 2 days ago
For me, I like to keep swimming during a break, but it's swimming without a pressure valve...without having to do a certain amount of yar... more » -
Ten Miles Is a Long Way
by Al Kubeluis 3 days ago
Congratulations Glenn and Rachel ... How did Rachel feel after paddling 10 miles with no practice? ... Al more » -
Freestyle - Ball Catch
by isobel 3 days ago
Why is her head so low in the water? Otherwise, this drill looks good. more »
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