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January 20, 2012
Kicking and Screaming
By Scott Bay, Coaches Committee Chair
We can probably all agree that kicking makes a huge difference in swimming across all distances and abilities. One of the things we have struggled with in our program is explaining the necessity of kick sets for our triathletes and our distance and open water swimmers. I adopted a few thoughts that I learned from the excellent speakers at the World Clinic.
January 5, 2012
Starting the New Year Right!
By Katie Irwin
This may come to a shock to some and a reality to others, but according to Marti Hope Gonzales, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota, research has shown that about 80 percent of people who set a New Year’s Resolution on January 1 will fail by Valentine’s Day. January is a great time to look at what you want to improve upon over the course of the New Year. It’s a new year, a new you. I am sure we have all set a New Year’s Resolution at one time or another. Think back to some of the resolutions you have set in the past. What were they? Why did you set that specific resolution? Did you accomplish them?
January 5, 2012
Three Critical Technique Differences When Swimming in a Wetsuit
By Coach Michael Collins, Nova Masters Swimming & Multisports Orange County
I ask every triathlete I coach, “How do you change your stroke when you swim in a wetsuit?” Few ever get the answer right. The say things like “Uh, well I float better so I don’t kick at all.” I rarely get much beyond the mention of the increased buoyancy and using the legs less or not at all.
January 4, 2012
Open Water Triathlon Wetsuits
By the Professionals at TYR Sport, Inc.
As the sport of open water swimming grows, more and more swimmers have experimented with open water swimming gear. One piece of gear that open water swimmers can use to their advantage is the neoprene wetsuit.
As many of us live in climates where the season for warm open water swimming is short. The development of the neoprene wetsuit for open water swimming aids the swimmer in conserving body heat while providing added buoyancy.
January 1, 2012
The Things We Say (to Ourselves)
By Ali Hall
Swimmers tell themselves (and others) all kinds of things. On deck, in the locker rooms, between the lane lines. You’ve heard it all, maybe even said it yourself. Some will talk about their achievements and how invincible they are in the pool; some will downplay or even trash talk themselves.
What’s the effect of all this? Well, it turns out that people who try to boost their self-esteem by telling themselves they’ve done a great job when they haven’t could end up feeling dejected instead, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association in the October 2011 edition of their journal Emotion.
December 30, 2011
A Few USMS Milestones
By Laura S. Jones, Staff Writer
Conversations about competitive swimming for adults began in the 1960s. But it wasn't until 1971 that the ball really got rolling. Below is a timeline of some of the historical highlights of the evolution of Masters Swimming. USMS can trace its roots to a few committed volunteers. It will owe its future to thousands of committed volunteers like you! For more information, visit the History and Archives page at usms.org.
December 16, 2011
Kick Drills for All
By Lisa Wolf, ANCM and DCAC Masters
January is fast approaching and the number of swimmers at practice may grow as the triathletes reemerge from their recovery stage and swimmers with New Year's resolutions and maybe a few regulars make their way back to the pool. What's a coach to do? ... DRILL!
December 5, 2011
Why Swimmers Should Explore Plyometric Dryland Training
By Lisa Hiller
Looking for an edge over your competition when poised on the starting block and the gun goes off? Are your flip turns and push-offs lackluster and weak instead of razor sharp and explosive? Wouldn’t it be great if you could incorporate an exercise out of the water to increase your power off the starting block as well as ensure quick and explosive turns? If your answer to any of these questions is a definitive “yes,” then plyometrics may very well be your solution.
November 1, 2011
Supplementation - A Necessity for Swimmers!
By the Professionals at Hammer Nutrition
Do you think that your diet provides the optimum amount of all nutrients, and thus you take no supplements? If you answered, “Yes,” then this is an important article for you, one that we’re hopeful will convince you of the importance of a supplement program to augment your diet, not to mention all of the hard work you do in the pool and weight room.
November 1, 2011
Why Fitness Swimming Matters
By Linda Shoenberger
I had the pleasure of meeting Coach Nancy Brown of Maryland Masters a few years ago at YMCA Masters Nationals. Every day after dinner she gathered her swimmers into the hospitality suite and gave out goofy awards to swimmers who had accomplished something for themselves that day. We all laughed at her antics, especially since she always showed up in some off-the-wall Halloween outfit, setting the theme for the evening’s shenanigans.
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