About Distance per Stroke
Ideas on being more efficient in your swimming, from About.com's Swimming Guide. About Tempo Training
Sure, technique can always get better with more skill training, but you already have decent swimming technique and feel like you are in good physical condition for swimming. What else can you do to improve your swimming speed?
Age Group Racing
Cathy Manthey with summaries of racing skills for athletes, based on stroke and distance; From ASCA. Age Group Stroke Drills
Debbie Potts explains several of her drill ideas - she has hundreds! From ASCA. Alexander Technique and Swimming
Swimming with good technique can be of enormous value to our mind, body and spirit offering the perfect antidote to the stresses and strains of modern life. Burnout
Forbes Carlile and ASCA define burnout and how to help athletes suffering from it to get better. Drill for Success
Terry Laughlin discusses the important items to consider while perfecting stroke skills. Basic, general ideas to help you go with the flow. Breathing Easy
Steps to use in order to make sure you are getting air when you are in the water, by Terry Laughlin. Group Drills
Ideas from USMS on practicing stroke drills with your fellow swimmers. Some good ways to add fun to your workout. Halfacre on Swimming Technique
A good review of the freestyle basics Hold the Water
So what is good swim technique? You'll probably get as many different answers as there are swim coaches. Effective Drill Practice
Why use drills? Terry Laughlin brings up some good points - and gives some general ideas on utilizing drills to improve your swimming. Holding Water
Troy Dalbey explains his views on using little finger orientation to reduce slippage while swimming, from "The Art of Lateral Movement" in Swim Info. Efficiency by Counting Your Strokes
Getting the farthest the quickest while expending the least amount of energy includes using the optimal number of strokes - Terry Laughlin explains stroke counting. Improving your swim technique
Some steps to follow to get better at swimming; establish a baseline and use it to measure your technique improvement. Precision Movement
This fee based service will analyze your movements, and work towards making them more efficient, and hopefully decrease your risk of injury - or if you are injured, assist you in the rehab process. Racing and Splitting for Age Groupers
Cathy Manthey explains ideas on race strategy, race elements, and pacing; from the ASCA. Shaving Down
Charles Sprawson and Swim Gold discusses shaving down - from the esthetic and feel point of view. Sprinting
Sam Freas and ASCA present ideas on developing sprinters. Six Steps to Greatness
Wayne Goldsmith explains six factors that are vital to all competitive swimmers; Successful swimming is a combination of several factors. Stroke Drills
Dr. Ralph Richards of the WAIS explains the what, when, why, and how of drills. Stroke Efficiency Training
Mark Fellner explains the details of coaching and teaching SET (Stroke Efficiency Training), from CSCA. Learn to Swim Fast by Slowing Down
Observations and suggestions on becoming faster and more efficient by "copying" some of the technique used be Alexander Popov, from Terry Laughlin. Stroke Teaching and Correction Video Series
An on-line video demonstrating several different stroke improvement drills. A new project from ASCA. Requires Windows Media Player. Swim Down Hill
An assortment of swimming tips from George Park, one of the great freestyle swimmers of the mid-1950's.
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