The Race Club » Swim Tips http://www.theraceclub.net Gary Hall Presents The Race Club Swim Camp Wed, 30 May 2012 11:01:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 24.91828-80.636766swimming-tipshttp://feedburner.google.com Swim Tips for Apr 11 – 17, 2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/swimming-tips/~3/-YKaM-pbuoY/ http://www.theraceclub.net/swim-tips/apr-11-17-2011/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:22:17 +0000 Nico Messer http://www.theraceclub.net/?p=6756 Monday, Apr 11
Believe In And Be Yourself.

Tuesday, Apr 12
Set race goals and share them!

Wednesday, Apr 13
Have a routine before you compete.

Thursday, Apr 14
Focus on what you control – your own race!

Friday, Apr 15
Don’t be afraid of change!

Saturday, Apr 16
Let go of the bad…quickly!

Sunday, Apr 17
Feeling comfortable is not the point.


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Learn the differences between dynamic, static and proprioceptive stretching as well as appropriate time to perform each respective stretch in this Secret Tip on stretching.

Tuesday, Apr 5
Successful swimming is not an accident!

Wednesday, Apr 6
Talent is a poor indicator of long term success.

Thursday, Apr 7
Set your self a daily goal to improve by one tenth of one inch.

Friday, Apr 8
Make the taper swimmer specific!

Saturday, Apr 9
Do something everyday that is “impossible”.

Sunday, Apr 10
“Don’t count the days, make the days count.” -Muhammad Ali


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Kick into your first stroke (breakout) with speed and power – hit the surface like a great white it’s prey.

Tuesday, Mar 29
Forget comparing yourself to others. Compare yourself with how close you are to your own full potential.

Wednesday, Mar 30
Your attitude and your confidence determine your destiny.

Thursday, Mar 31
Swimmers, mark holidays in your calendars…it’s your time for quality training!

Friday, Apr 1
Peaking is about training swimmers to swim at their best.

Saturday, Apr 2
Remember a goal is a dream with a deadline.

Sunday, Apr 3
Don’t miss this week’s interview with 6 time Olympic Gold Medalist Ryan Lochte!


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Stretch with a partner … it’s more fun!

Tuesday, Mar 22
In this week’s Secret Tip find out what drills we like to practice to help us swim with a high elbow.

Wednesday, Mar 23
Don’t bounce in long hold stretches, find the point, hold and progress.

Thursday, Mar 24
In backstroke let your shoulders do the leading.

Friday, Mar 25
The best way to keep up with your event numbers and strokes is to write them on the back of your hand.

Saturday, Mar 26
Breathe early, breathe low.

Sunday, Mar 27
Speed is the most precious thing in swimming.


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During sleep, your body produces growth hormone which is largely responsible for tissue growth and repair.

Tuesday, Mar 15
Play catch up. Catch up is the #king of swimming drills.

Wednesday, Mar 16
Find a word that means FAST to you, something like: power, explode, strong.

Thursday, Mar 17
Don’t bounce in long hold stretches, find the point, hold and progress.

Friday, Mar 18
Don’t forget about the basic! Master them first and then move to details.

Saturday, Mar 19
Age groupers, thank your parents for taking you to training and their daily support!

Sunday, Mar 20
Edit your music playlist with your favorite music to listen to before you race.


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Everyone should be using a track start nowadays.

Tuesday, Mar 8
Starts and turns can win a race!

Wednesday, Mar 9
Make recovery and relaxing days an integral part of your workouts.

Thursday, Mar 10
Use visualization at least once a week.

Friday, Mar 11
Stay relaxed even when swimming at race pace.

Saturday, Mar 12
Take time to study the famous swimmers of the past.

Sunday, Mar 13
Start and finish each session with a smile on your face.


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In breaststroke, squeeze your feet together for a better streamline and more effective kick.

Tuesday, Mar 1
In breaststroke the arm movement is one fluent motion! If you stop at the chest your body and speed will drop.

Wednesday, Mar 2
When recovering in breaststroke kick, keep your ankles straight. Only rotate outward when initiating your kick.

Thursday, Mar 3
Anticipate the wall in fly & breast. Adjust your stroke accordingly to neither glide nor jam the wall.

Friday, Mar 4
The stronger your kick in fly, the less you need to elevate the shoulders to breathe.

Saturday, Mar 5
In breaststroke, keep your pull narrow, elbows high and recover with hands over the water.

Sunday, Mar 6
The faster you can kick fly, the more fly kicks you should take under water.


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Learn to kick dolphin from the hips down not the knees down.

Tuesday, Feb 22
In fly, either lift the neck only to breath, or else learn to side-breath. Keep the shoulders down!

Wednesday, Feb 23
Use the head-down sculling drill to help find the right head position for freestyle.

Thursday, Feb 24
“Recover with soft hands” -Troy Dalbey, 1988 USA Olympic swimmer.

Friday, Feb 25
In butterfly, enter your hands at shoulder width and start your catch immediately.

Saturday, Feb 26
Keep your head down going into and out of every freestyle flip turn. Never look up at the wall.

Sunday, Feb 27
Don’t over kick the beginning of a race. Build your legs into the race quickly and steadily.


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In breaststroke, keep the knees close together and draw the legs up and back as quickly as possible.

Tuesday, Feb 15
To improve your breaststroke kick stroke rate, do fast kicks underwater against the wall in the pool.

Wednesday, Feb 16
Finish your backstroke race underwater, submarining into the wall, hyper-extending your finishing arm.

Thursday, Feb 17
Most swimmers hold their heads too high in backstroke, as if they are reading in bed.

Friday, Feb 18
Always use a straight-armed recovery in backstroke.

Saturday, Feb 19
A small stream of water should flow over your goggles as your hand passes your face on the recovery in back.

Sunday, Feb 20
Here is the second Secret Tip of the Week on Legs – LIFT.


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Underwater, in breaststroke the chin should be held down with the arms hyper-streamlined in front.

Tuesday, Feb 8
On the breaststroke pullout, keep the head down all the way until you reach the surface.

Wednesday, Feb 9
On the breaststroke pullout, do not keep your hands at your side too long.

Thursday, Feb 10
Check out this week’s video swim tip.

Friday, Feb 11
Your head position should never change in breaststroke.

Saturday, Feb 12
Use the tennis ball breaststroke drill to teach a great head position in breaststroke.

Sunday, Feb 13
Give yourself a small edge over your competitors on your breaststroke turn (view picture below).

Breaststroke Turn


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