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By Mat Luebbers, About.com Guide to Swimming since 1999

Want to feel fast swimming - try a speed-assist

Saturday October 11, 2003
If you want to feel what it is like to go fast - REALLY FAST - try some speed assisted swimming. Some people use flippers for this, but another great way is to use surgical tubing or "stretch cords" - imagine being pulled through the water by a giant rubber band. Wooosh! Glenn Mills of GoSwim shows how speed assisted swimming with stretch cords works, and tells you why it is a good addition to some swimmer's training.

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