While watching the swimming events in the Olympics last week, I started thinking about how different the freestyle stroke is (or should be) for Olympic sprinters and amateur triathletes. Many people in the triathlon world think they need to just emulate Ian Thorpe to have a faster time, or have a similar ...
Can you point your toes and straighten out your feet?When you kick on your back, do you tend to go very slow, stay in one place, or even go backwards?Do you have a tough time with swimming drills because your kick is not propelling you forward fast enough?Do you wear fins in workouts just to "keep up"?Did ...
When I was a kid, my parents completely neglected to get me swim lessons. I wouldn't say that they were bad parents. In most respects, they were outstanding ones, as a matter of fact. They took us to sports games, bought us art supplies, encouraged us to read – you name it and they did it. The swim lessons ...
Though children love water, and may be happy with just an empty pool while they are playing, some need to have a few swimming toys to keep them happy and occupied. These are rather easy to find, but some are quite expensive. If you have a large pool, you do have to think about what might harm the lining ...
A lot of my friends were surprised when I finally told them the fact that I had never had swimming lessons in my life. To tell you the truth, I was a little bit embarrassed about this fact and hesitant to tell anyone. Most kids have youth swimming classes when they are young, you see. In my case, however, ...
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