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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...
Drills / Fitness
If you’ve tried every trick in the book to help your body stay level and balanced while swimming and your legs STILL sink to the bottom of the pool, your coach may affectionately refer to you as a...
Fitness / Training
Have you ever come to the realization that the intensity you have felt in the water for so many years is no longer there? You know—that extra something that kicks in, moving into a higher gear,...
Fitness
Evidently not everyone is as enthralled with exercise as we fitness swimmers are. Take my hairdresser for example. He lives across the street from a beautiful little lake in Reno that was built by...
Fitness
Swimmers have chosen an exercise that is a little more preparation intensive than say, running. We can’t just throw on our suits and head out the door: we need to get to the pool, suit up, brace...
Fitness / Open Water
The Lake Del Valle Open Water Swim is sponsored by the TriValley Masters. It offers a .75 mile swim followed by a 2.5K swim. The lake is nestled in the hills outside of Livermore, Calif. It’s a...
Fitness / Training
Coach Samuelson provides a list of 5 easy things that can help you to get better at swimming now: Warm Up, Enter, Push Off, Breathe Right and Stretch. Nothing here is difficult to do and each of these ideas will make you better at swimming. It’s almost cheating. You just have to do it.
The USMS website contains articles about sports medicine, health, and nutrition. This information is not intended to be a substitute for professional or medical advice on personal health matters. For personal medical advice, or if you are concerned about a medical condition or injury, see your healthcare provider for evaluation and care. The USMS website also contains articles about swim training and technique, including drills and workouts. All swimmers should be evaluated by a healthcare professional prior to beginning swim training. In addition, consult with a trained coach when introducing new technique or drills to your swim training program.
