Why Use a High Octane Freestyle Technique?
At The Race Club, we advocate using High Octane Freestyle recovery in the sprint (50 meter) event and at the end of all freestyle (and IM) races.
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Practice + Pancakes: Michael Andrew Goes Surfing, Trains Overspeed
Less than a week out from Andrew leaving for the World Champs training camp in Singapore, we caught him on a normal training day.
FINIS Set of the Week: Broken Breakdown
This set is built to drive quality speed. The sharp increases in effort should be challenging! Also makes for a great test set for distance swimmers.
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See 1604 New Swim Jobs You Might Love
If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 2294 Swim Jobs.
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The Squeezline – Every Streamline … Ever Time
The first thing we teach swimmers is the streamline, and yet every day on every pool deck in the world a coach is yelling… “Fix your streamline!”
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SwimmersBest Drill of the Month: Spin Backstroke, with a Twist
June’s drill comes to us from Jan Charles Mittemeyer, head coach and owner of TNT Swimming in Daphne, Alabama.
Practice + Pancakes: Texas Men Taper Practice for WUGs
The main WUG group included John Shebat, Austin Katz, Dean Farris, Tate Jackson, Jeff Newkirk, and Townley Haas (World Champs)
Hall Jr., Klim Set to Lead Fitterand Faster Butterfly, Freestyle Academy
The Butterfly and Freestyle Legendary Rivals Academy, set for July 8-12, will be led by Olympians Brett Hawke, Gary Hall Jr., and Michael Klim.
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Swimming Waterproof Headphones: A New Way To Deliver Audio
FX-Sport has launched an innovative set of headphones with an integrated premium mp3 player, preloaded customizable workouts, Tempo Trainer and Lap Pacemaker.
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Mindfulness for Athletes: How Mindfulness Can Lead to a Peak Performance
Mindfulness can have a powerful impact on your performance in many ways including strengthening focus, reducing anxiety and enhancing recovery…
Competitor Coach of the Month: Dave Durden, Cal
Coach Dave Durden’s Cal-based swimmers put up some great swims this month, mostly at the long course dual meet between Cal and Stanford.
See 1597 New Swim Jobs You Might Love
If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 2287 Swim Jobs.
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How to Determine Your Ideal Stroke Rate
The velocity of a swimmer in any stroke is determine by the swimmer’s stroke rate (SR) multiplied by the swimmer’s distance per stroke (SR x DPS).
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Swimmers: A Letter from Your Strength Coach
Weight lifting can be a bit overwhelming for the swimmer new to the weight room. Here are tips from some of the top S&C coaches in the NCAA.
FINIS Set of the Week: It’s All in the 3’s
This set is ideal for the swimmer that’s looking to build a solid pace. A great way to rev the engine during early season training or training trips.
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