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Once you feel comfortable just swimming for 30 minutes, give this swim interval workout a try. Slowly warm up with four lengths of the pool with a maximum of 25 breaths between each length.
Terrence James Laughlin (25 March 1951 – 20 October 2017), was an American swimming coach and founder of Total Immersion, a popular swimming technique that emphasizes form before speed. He also became a best-selling author and the producer of swimming videos that drew millions of views.
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Paul Barr "Coach" Blair (May 19, 1949 – November 8, 2006) was a swim coach who specialized in sprint training, and was best known for coaching the Arkansas Dolphins Swim Club from 1979 to 2006. [2] Blair was born on May 19, 1949, in Dover, Ohio, and graduated Dover High School in 1967.
The American Swimming Coaches Association, or ASCA, is a professional organization for Swimming coaches in the USA. It was founded in 1958 and is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. [1] ASCA provides education opportunities for swimming coaches, including running and participating at clinics both within and outside the US. [2]
Pull buoy. A pull buoy or leg float is a figure-eight shaped piece of closed-cell foam used in swim workouts. Swimmers place the buoy between their thighs or their ankles to provide support to the body without kicking their legs; this allows the swimmer to focus on training only their arms [1] and developing both endurance and upper body strength.
Free swimming is the most realistic method for assessing VO₂ max, and a new indirect field test offers accurate predictions. Metabolic studies highlight differences between training and competition, while hormonal research shows a less pronounced delay in menarche for competitive female swimmers compared to gymnasts and lower rates of ...