Mat's Swimming Blog November 2003 Archive

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SwimShark is software for swimmers, designed to keep you organized and on top of your swimming career. It's as intuitive to use as it is powerful. SwimShark is loaded with ... Read More

The vertical breaststroke kick drill can help you get rid of stalls or dead spots in your swim timing, and helps you learn how to grab and hold the water ... Read More

Swimmer Kicker Vencil, was suspended for four years due to a positive drug test (19-norandrosterone) in January by the US Anti-Doping Agency. A recent ruling by the Swiss-based Court of ... Read More

When you are doing a turn, your feet land on the wall - if you want to get a push-off. But where should your feet land on the wall? Glenn ... Read More

Today marks the beginning of swimmer Martin Strel's journey down the Argentinian river Parana. He will attempt to swim all 1200 miles of the river in 26 days. Martin Strel ... Read More

Robert Garside, who recently completed a run across six continents, covering 35,000 miles (and going through 50 pairs of running shoes) has decided upon his next long journey. Robert plans ... Read More

To learn how to get more out of each stroke, play a game of Golf! This simple swimming drill will help swimmers develop better swimming technique, improved efficiency, and sense ... Read More

By using only one arm you can focus on developing a better pull and better body position when swimming backstroke. Glenn Mills (Go Swim) gives a step-by-step breakdown on how ... Read More

Interested in learning how to swim faster breaststroke? This top-notch DVD from Go Swim covers all the bases of wall-work for breaststroke swimmers. It shows you how to maximize speed ... Read More

Do you want to pre-order tickets for the 2004 Swimming World Championships, to be held in the Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Indiana) 7 through 11 October 2004? Members of USA Swimming ... Read More

The 360-degree Balance Drill, a basic balance exercise, will help you develop rotation without using your arms to maintain that balance. Balance in 360-degrees is a good swimming drill ... Read More

USA Swimming has released the preliminary list of swimmers and coaches that will be taking part in the 2003-2004 Winter World Cup Swimming Circuit. This series of swim meets from ... Read More

FINA, the international governing body for swimming, has confirmed that they will be retesting samples from the 2003 World Championships for THG, a steroid that has not been detected by ... Read More

Steve Tarpinian of TTU steps you through his selection of technique drills to improve your body position and improve power generation from your pull, kick and rotation. These are effective ... Read More

Challenged athlete Rudy Garcia-Tolson, actor Robin Williams, and triathlon great Scott Tinley teamed up for the 2 November San Diego Triathlon; Rudy Garcia-Tolson completed the 1.2 mile swim in less ... Read More

The Race Club has published their swim team roster, and it is full of Olympic swimmers. Based out of Islamorada in the Florida Keys, The Race Club is designed to ... Read More

So - what is the most important single aspect of swimming? Should swimmers focus their effots on stroke technique, mental skills, reaching a high level of fitness, or feel for ... Read More

What is distance per stroke (DPS) for a swimmer? Think of it as getting more distance for each swimming cycle through increased efficiency, not by reaching further in front or ... Read More

When you want to improve, you must look for every possible place where improvement can be made. Sometimes you need to look no further than your own two feet. As ... Read More