Compare the quality of this video clip from the internationally acclaimed SwimTherapy swimming technique clinic….rated the best on YouTube! If you wish to have your swimming technique professionally analysed, please call SwimTherapy on 0116 2325833 or go to www.swimtherapy.co.uk
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http://www.rockstartriathleteacademy.com/howtoswim ROck star triathlete tells you how to get your swim on
As technical as the sport of swimming can be, it is tough to narrow down the
answer to the often-asked question, ³what should I concentrate on?² So, the
Rock Star Triathlete Academy at
http://www.rockstartriathleteacademy.com/howtoswim asked triathlon swim
coach Kevin Koskella about his top tips for how to swim better, and he came
up with a ³top ten² list of steps to improving your swim for a triathlon.
These aren¹t necessarily in any order, but should go a long way in helping
teach you how to swim better for triathlon, whether you are just a beginner
or trying to go pro!
1. Hand Entry. Slice your hand into the water right about at your goggle
line, and drive it forward. When learning how to swim, many swimmers attempt
to get as much ³air time² as possible by reaching the hand out before
entering into the water, but it is actually more efficient to go through the
water with your hand as you rotate from one side to the other.
2. Head Position. Keep looking straight down when swimming freestyle. It¹s
important to keep your head down with only a small part of the back of your
head out of the water. Also, as you rotate through the water, try not to
move your head with the rest of your body rotation.
3. Pull. In freestyle, your hands should pull all the way back past your
hips. The last part of the stroke before recovery (arms coming out of the
water) should be an acceleration behind you, and not up out of the water.
4. Kick. An important part of learning how to swim for triathlon is to try
minimizing your kick. Most people will kick extra hard to make up for lack
of balance in the water. Minimizing your kick will allow you to improve your
balance, as well as conserve energy.
5. Training Intensity. The best way to measure your training intensity is to
count your heart rate immediately after each swim. You can estimate your
heart rate by counting your pulse rate for six seconds immediately after
each workout. Add a zero to this count, and you will have your approximate
exercise heart rate per minute. Knowing your intensity, rather than just
“exercising” is a very important part of learning how to swim.
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Here’s a clip of Olympic Gold Medallist from the Sydney 2000 Men’s 4 x 200m f/s team, Bill Kirby, demonstrating excellent form in the water. Watch it before you go for your next swim and try to imagine yourself like Bill, swimming smooth! Bill’s swimming technique (freestyle) is one of the best in the world. Great visualization for triathlon swimming. www.swimsmooth.com
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Motion analysis software (for info visit ttbikefit) applied to compare swim technique of amateur triathlete vs. Grant Hackett
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How to warm up for a swim. Ben Collins shows the techniques he uses before triathlons.
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Need triathlon swimming help? My 3-minute swim class covers 5 keys to a strong free-style triathlon swim stroke.
Duration : 0:2:46
This entertaining freestyle swimming technique video shows you how to swim faster. The quickest way to increase your swimming stroke speed and freestyle technique is by learning how to decrease drag and inefficiency and not by increasing power. The drills and instructions shown can be used whether you are coaching, preparing for triathlon swimming, improving your swim stroke or just learning to swim. An efficient swim technique for crawl swimming begins and ends with proper body position, streamlining and balance.
Learning swim efficiency techniques requires incorporating swimming awareness in swimming drills and workouts. The examples of bad swimmers juxtaposed with examples of good swimmers will help you see how to improve your own crawl technique. Freestyle swim.
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You’ve trained in the pool all season, but are you ready for the open water swim? Discover a few simple techniques to help you perform at your best on race day. To help participants prepare for their sports activities, http://www.active.com also offers a range of online training tools and plans from fitness coaches and world renowned athletes.
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http://ow.ly/1srgQ — Triathlon Training Series Website
One of the biggest challenges for beginner triathletes or people new to swimming is mastering your turns when swimming laps in the pool. Some use “open turns” while others use “flip turns”.
USAT Developmental Coach of the Year 2007 and host of the hugely popular “Triathlon Training Series” , Ian Murray takes you through a simple progression to help you perfect your turns.
This easy to follow triathlon training tip video segment will help make your swim workouts that much better. Pretty soon you’ll be challenging water polo players at the pool. Don’t forget that it does matter what type of pool you use for training for your triathlons, aquathlons, Ironman races, 70.3 races, etc.
This video is an excerpt from ‘Swimming for Triathletes’, Disc 2 in the “Triathlon Training Series”.
For more information on Triathlon Training Series please go to:
http://ow.ly/1srgQ
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The slow progression of trying to become a better swimmer!!!
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