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The Skills and Drills Needed for Your Breaststroke Pullouts

Pullouts are a difference-maker. I’m sure you’ve seen a swimmer completely dominate their pullouts and beat another swimmer who was a superior breaststroker. The opposite can be true as well—great breaststrokers can lose races on inferior pullouts. Pullouts can be major advantage or disadvantage depending on your skills.

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Should I Use Ice or Heat for Sore Swimming Muscles?

Here’s some of the research available on the topic, to find what works best and when.

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Busting 3 Myths About Fast Swimmers (and Revealing the Truths Behind Them)

If you watched the 2024 Olympics—and what an event that was—you were likely wowed by the athletic prowess of all the athletes, especially the swimmers. Maybe you went back to your Masters practice and marveled with all the swim geeks at your favorite performances. And eventually the talk turned to, “Why are these athletes so fast?”

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What Are the Markings on the Bottom of the Pool For?

Competition pools have markings on the bottom and walls and in the lane lines. Most competitive swimmers learn what and where these are, but if you’ve never competed or are new to swimming, you might not know how to make best use of these markings to produce your fastest swims.

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Ed Saltzman Receives Capt. Ransom J. Arthur M.D. Award for His Volunteerism

When his phone rang one August morning, Ed Saltzman wasn’t expecting the major news that he would be receiving the 2025 Capt. Ransom J. Arthur M.D. Award.

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Can I Swim After a C-Section?

C-sections carry a higher risk of complications, such as infection, because they’re major surgical procedures. Loss of blood, blood clots, and injuries to the bowel, bladder, and other abdominal structures can also arise.

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Use Your Head to Fix Your Body Position and Alignment

Your body position, which is affected by your head position, will determine how fast you can swim.

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Busting 3 Triathlon Swim Training Myths

Many new triathletes believe that if they have a high level of fitness and endurance from another sport, that it carries over to swimming. But if you don’t have a swimming background, the experience of hopping into even a sprint triathlon swim can be quite an eye opener. Even experienced pool swimmers have had this experience and found it unsettling.

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