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12/09/2002 - FINA World Cup
Report from Australia
From December 6 through December 8, the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC)
hosted another round of FINA’s World Cup - 25m short course racing at its best
and fastest - in front of a capacity crowd. Some of the world’s best swimmers
were competing. The report, submitted by David Pope of Federation Peak and
Tigershark Underwater Cameras, includes
pictures from the Melbourne FINA World
Cup.
12/01/2002 - Top Picks - Stopwatches
Need a digital or analog stopwatch to time your swimmer? Some of these may be
what you are looking for in a stopwatch for the next swim meet or swim practice.
11/17/2002
- Swimmers' Hair and Skin Care
Swimmers can get green hair and dry skin from long exposure to the water or
chemicals while swimming. These products should help swimmers combat the damage
done by the pool. They are designed to get their hair back to a normal color or
add moisture back to dry skin.
11/03/2002
- Gift Ideas for Swimmers
Looking for a few ideas the swimmers on your shopping list? Need some swimming
gifts for the holidays or great birthday gift ideas? Some of these may help
10/20/2002 - Swimming - it's not
just a water sport
Some people collect stamps while others prefer mountain biking. But to earn
special recognition for your hobby is something that most strive for. For Navy
Capt. Colin G. Chinn, director of medical services at U.S. Naval Hospital
Okinawa and winner of an invitation to the 2002 World Aquathlon, his hobby of
swimming has given him new opportunities others may only dream about.
10/05/2002 - Triathlon Swimming
Tips and Tactics for Triathletes
Level Two Triathlon Coach Brendon Downey,
from the
Millennium Institute of Sport & Health in New Zealand, offers some swim
technique tips and tactics for triathletes that don't have to do with actual
swimming technique, but will help any triathlete achieve a faster swim in a
triathlon. These points and questions to consider before the start of the
triathlon - and the answers to these pre-race questions - will help triathletes
race better, faster, and more efficiently.
09/24/2002 - Emphasize a Fast and
Strong Pull or Kick to Swim Fast?
What's more important to fast swimming and good technique, a strong, fast pull
or a fast, strong kick? In other words, how much does a swimmer's upper or lower
body - pull or kick - contribute to their swimming speed?
09/15/2002 - Top Swimsuits - Women
Looking for a fast racing swim suit for that next big competition? Some of these
swim suits might help you get that extra bit of speed for the next race.
09/10/2002
- Top Swimsuits - Men
Looking for a fast racing swim suit for that next big competition? Some of
these swim suits might help you get that extra bit of speed for the next race.
08/18/2002 - Swimming Fast
The way you position your head while you swim can have a huge effect on swimming
fast or slow. Swimming with your head up or down - which is fast, and why? Or
are both good, but in different situations? Head position, body position, and
balance are all related to fast swimming.
08/10/2002 - Calling all
swimmers, coaches, parents, and fans
A Town Hall will be held in Atlanta, Ga. on Tuesday, August 27 and
Wednesday, August 28. The meeting will be at the Wyndham Downtown, at 160 Spring
St. The general public will have an unique chance on both days to provide
information and ask questions of the commission concerning the Title IX issue.
08/04/2002 - Tempo Training in
Swimming
What else can you do to improve your swimming speed? How about working on
your training and racing paces with tempo work!
07/06/2002 - Finding Open Water
Races
Want to do a race in a lake or ocean - but can't find one? Maybe you haven't
looked in the right places.
05/31/2002 - Swimmer's Ear
A common problem among swimmers is a slowly developing pain in the ear. It might
be Swimmer's Ear (External Otitis). It might start with a itchy feeling after a
swim that, in time, intensifies to pain, particularly when the ear is touched or
the ear is pulled.
05/18/2002 - The Anti-paddle
Ever use hand paddles when working out? They come in a variety of styles and
sizes, and can help you to develop strength in the same motion as you use for
your regular swimming stroke. But some experts claim they hurt technique by
decreasing your ability to feel the water as you muscle the paddle through the
water.
04/28/2002 - Long, Short, or Efficient - which is
better?
Which is it - should I train long, train fast, or train to be efficient?
To train faster means taking more rest between shorter repeats. To train longer
means taking less rest between longer repeats. And then there is the "it's
efficiency that counts - so swim like a fish" folks.
04/15/2002 - Guide
Picks - Top 10 Triathlon Wetsuits
Starting your triathlon in a
wetsuit (designed for triathletes) offers you a great advantage. You will float
better, stay warmer, and finish the swim faster than you would without the
wetsuit.
03/16/2002 - 2002 College
Swimming & Diving Championships
It's almost spring, and that means the
college season is wrapping up in several sports - including swimming and diving.
These are some of the sites carrying the final action in the pool for 2002.
03/03/2002 - Shaping Up for a
Triathlon Swim
A reader asks - "I have my bike and run training figured out, but can't get the
swim portion locked in; do I do long swims, short sprints, focus on technique,
or something else? I hear something different from everyone I ask?" My answer -
the obvious cop out, all of the above!
02/16/2002 - Simple Strength
Training
Weight training can be used for many things, including injury prevention,
rehabilitation, gain strength, build general or specific fitness, or to
cross-train to improve abilities in other sports. Many training programs seem to
complicated to follow and you may get discouraged almost before you start. If
this has happened to you, then perhaps you'll give this weight training program
a try.
01/20/2002 - Put Some Speed in
Your Workouts
One of the goals of competitive swimming is to get faster. That's obvious. There
are thousands of ways to do this, and every coach has great ideas. One idea I've
tried recently with my athletes is based on an idea called sustained speed.
01/01/2002 - The OOOF Ball
- Medicine for Dryland Training
How is your core body strength? What do you do to work on
it? Do you use medicine balls in your training? If not, you may want to consider
adding them.
