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Mat's Swimming Blog February 2004 Archive

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

College Swimming Action

Saturday February 28, 2004
College swimming is wrapping up for the year, and conference championships are in full swim. CollegeSwimming.com has reports on all the swimming action, swimmers that are setting records, and swim ... Read More

Thoughts on Basic Technique - Freestyle

Wednesday February 25, 2004
What is your mental picture of a freestyle swimmer? This is one result from a mental image exercise to quickly describe different elements of freestlye swimming.

Basic Swimming Starts

Wednesday February 25, 2004
Which start should you use off of the blocks - a track start, with staggered feet, or a standard start, with both feet at the front edge of the starting ... Read More

Ways For the Swim Parent to Sabotage Their Child’s Swimming Career

Wednesday February 25, 2004
Some parents must internally delight in the idea of sabotaging their child's swim career. They must for some perverse reason WANT to do this, since they work so incredibly hard ... Read More

The ShinFin

Sunday February 22, 2004
This interesting swim fin design does as it says, fastens to the shin rather than the foot. This keeps the length of the moving limb (the leg) the same, but ... Read More

Triathlon Transition Tips

Friday February 20, 2004
Most triathletes spend the bulk of their training time focused on the big three: swim, bike, and run. But there is a fourth part: transitions, and they get better with ... Read More

Breaststroke - How High Should I Go?

Wednesday February 18, 2004
When you are swimming breaststroke, you don't have to climb out of the water to breathe. Glenn Mills (GoSwim) shows you a good drill to keep your body in a ... Read More

Looking for a home swimming pool heater?

Wednesday February 18, 2004
As far as what heater to buy, you have two real choices: gas or heat pump. The upside of the gas is lower initial cost, the downside is a fluctuating ... Read More

Vasa Trainer Benefits?

Tuesday February 17, 2004
Swimmers of all ages and ability rely on the Vasa Trainer to develop swim-specific strength, endurance, power, speed and improve stroke technique.

You Can Choose to Swim Healthy

Monday February 16, 2004
Healthy Swimming behaviors are needed to protect you and your kids from recreational water illinesses and will help stop germs from getting in the pool in the first place. There ... Read More

Faster Swimming Words

Saturday February 14, 2004
Swimmers, can saying a few words to yourself while you are in the ocean or swimming pool make a difference in how you swim? Can what you think or say ... Read More

1989: The Fastest Swimmer

Friday February 13, 2004
The date was August 4, 1989, United States Nationals in Los Angeles. It was the finals of the 50 Free that stole the show as usual. But this field was ... Read More

Swimmers, what's worse than a leg cramp?

Thursday February 12, 2004
Ask Luke Tresoglavic. While swimming off of the east coast of Australia, he had an encounter with a shark. What did he do? Luke swam to shore - with the ... Read More

Will Hall win more Gold?

Wednesday February 11, 2004
Olympic gold medalist Gary Hall Jr prepares to break the record for most medals won by an individual during an Olympic career. Will he do it?

12 H2O Polo Teams Qualify for Olympics

Wednesday February 11, 2004
The teams competing in men’s water polo 2004 Olympics in Athens are: Australia, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro, Spain and the USA.

Simple Swimming Performance Software

Friday February 6, 2004
Looking for a simple way to keep track of your best times, goals, time standards, and swim meets? SwimShark Swimming Performance Software might be for you.

Freestyle Breath Timing

Friday February 6, 2004
When (and how) should you take in air when swimming freestyle? Glenn Mills (GoSwim) shows and tells in Breathing Early in Freestyle.

Hall of Fame Swimmer Eleanor Holm

Monday February 2, 2004
Eleanor Holm Whalen, actress, fund-raiser, and Olympic swimming champion, sometimes known as the ''Champagne Girl'' has died. She was 91. (Miami Herald)

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