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January 6, 2010
Perfecting Your Breaststroke Glide: The Hanging Streamline Drill
By Chris Colburn, Academy Bullets Masters
Though the streamline position may seem easy to accomplish, even the best swimmers in the world continue to practice and train themselves to master the technique. There are many simple exercises that can assist you in mastering the streamline position. One simple drill actually takes place on dry land; the Hanging Streamline is straightforward and can be practiced alone or with a partner.
December 18, 2009
Teaching Masters to Master the Butterfly: West Side Fly Progression
By Nate McBride
Several years ago I was desperate to find a way to teach butterfly to adult swimmers … from scratch. I had a lot of adults who, over the years, had lost ankle flexibility, core strength and rhythm. There wasn’t much I could do about the first two except for dryland work whenever I could fit it in and ankle flexibility exercises. And rhythm … you either have it or you don’t. If you don’t, it’s a constant struggle to do fly well but you can get there. These swimmers had been hounding me to teach them, and I was getting more and more frustrated by the fact that I could not give them fly sets in workout.
I kept coming back to the possibility that I could teach them the same way I had taught my age groupers, but then always rejected the idea because of the silliness/simplicity of those drills. Eventually though, desperation gave way to having no other choice. The results astounded me.
January 23, 2004
Teaching Breaststroke
By David Salo
Tips on learning the breaststroke.
December 11, 1995
Stroke Tips - Breaststroke
By Ruth Stavis, Bob Seltzer, and an anonymous NEM
These are the notes that three NEM participants took at a butterfly and breaststroke clinic on December 11, 1995, at Harvard's Blodgett pool. The clinic was organized by NEM Bob Seltzer and conducted by Harvard coach Josh Stern. The "anonymous" source did not want to be accountable for inaccuracies.
September 1, 1994
Of Gravity and Air (or Is Your Head Attached?)
By Coach Emmett Hines
In a follow-up article to the 'front quadrant swimming' article, Coach Hines describes the effects of air in the lungs and gravity's effect on body position, and why your legs tend to sink.
September 1, 1994
Cigarette Break? (or I Wanna Keep Up With the Big Boys!)
By Coach Emmett Hines
Coach Hines describes how lengthening your stroke can have a major positive effect on your ability to 'swim with the big boys'.
January 1, 1994
Swimming in Circles
By Coach Emmett Hines
Coach Hines defines the concept of 'front quadrant swimming' and it's effect on your stroke.
November 1, 1993
Assume the Position!
By Coach Emmett Hines
Effectively using the streamlined body position is often described as one of the most important factors in swimming. Coach Hines provides some words of wisdom on streamlining.
October 1, 1993
The Modern Breaststroke
By Wayne McCauley
Wayne explains the modern breaststroke techniques and the appropriate strokes for Masters swimmers.
June 1, 1993
Swimming at the Center of the Universe
By Coach Emmet Hines
Swim faster by 'swim with your arms, kick with your legs'?? Coach Hines describes the importance of the motion of the torso in generating power and speed in your stroke.
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