Main Set Monday - May 7, 2012
A little technique work to start the week right, with inspiration from Go Swim Freestyle with Jason Lezak.
A little technique work to start the week right, with inspiration from Go Swim Freestyle with Jason Lezak.
Freestyle technique is your focus in the first half of the set. Putting that technique into practice with a classic 10 X 100 is your focus on the second half.
This week's set is for beginning swimmers (and for advanced swimmers who need to hit REFRESH on their technique page). If you are a goswimtv.com subscriber, you can link to video of great swimmers demonstrating the techniques.
Short set in every stroke today, including a very short butterfly set that keeps popping up....
This week's drill features some different and fun ways to use a physio ball to work on technique for all your strokes.
The new season is upon everyone. How you approach how you're going to reach your goals will be an important aspect of starting your season.
This week's pic is from a team camp last weekend with the Etown Dolphins.
I had a great opportunity to take a fast swimmer to test a new Endless Pool yesterday.
This seems to be the week for stroke and IM. Here's a stroke set that will help you build strength and endurance for the final length of your stroke races.
If you're a very stroke-specific swimmer, like a 200 breaststroker, you're still going to spend most of your time swimming freestyle. With that in mind, sometimes thinking specifically like a breaststroker while swimming freestyle is a good thing.
I've toyed with writing this article for a few years. I've always been a bit in amazement by people who feel attitude at a specific time will get them through a situation against someone who has been preparing for years.
In GO SWIM BACKSTROKE WITH MARGARET HOELZER, Olympic Medalist and American record holder Margaret Hoelzer shares the key focus points that she uses to develop her awesome backstroke technique.
I had the opportunity to spend the past week in Columbus, Ohio, at the Senior National Championship meet for USA Swimming. While there, I got to watch Ryan Lochte, both in and out of the water.
A quick question for the swimmers, and do your best to think about it... I'm sure it was a LONG time ago.
We are a group of swimmers who swim really fast, and like to help others learn how to reach their competitive potential in the area of professional swimming.