Up in arms
Article Abstract:
Variations can be made on the single-arm drill to make it more useful and fun to do for swimmers on training. Although the typical single-arm drill version focuses on how the swimmer pushes water toward his feet, its more efficient version allocates 70% of the swimmer's time on balancing, lengthening and positioning the body while 30% is spent on holding on to the water with the hands. The new version starts and finishes in the swimmer's best side-balance position, as against the typical version which starts with a flat, prone position.
Publication Name: Rodale's Fitness Swimmer
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1083-6357
Year: 1998
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Join the counter culture
Article Abstract:
Energy efficiency is a valuable factor in swimming. This makes it necessary for swimmers to train for fitness and improve their swimming not by doing more or harder laps but by swimming better laps, which can be achieved by stroke counting. By consciously monitoring one's stroke length, one is better able to reduce the number of strokes taken per lap and consequently swim faster with less energy. With great concentration, one may even be able to count both strokes and laps automatically and thus improve awareness and efficiency.
Publication Name: Rodale's Fitness Swimmer
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1083-6357
Year: 1998
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Butterfly made easy
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Most swimmers find the butterfly stroke problematic since the movement necessitates coming up for air, which normally requires extra effort from the swimmer in terms of breathing and recovery. To make breathing easier in the butterfly, world-class champion Jenny Thompson's 'forward-balancing, forward-attacking fly' approach could be employed. This approach involves four technical aspects, such as breathing 'inside' the body, moving energy forward, anchoring and unloading early, and developing force and tempo in one's core.
Publication Name: Rodale's Fitness Swimmer
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1083-6357
Year: 1998
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