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While commonly enjoyed recreationally, swimming is a highly-competitive sport that tests the speed, strength, and skill of athletes through a variety of individual and team events. Race finishes often come down to just a fingertip as competitors use a variety of swimming strokes (dictated by the event category), including freestyle (front crawl), backstroke, butterfly, and breaststroke.

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Two Great Ways to Test Your Breaststroke Kick
December 26, 2017
A strong kick is a key to swim fast breaststroke. As much as 80% of a swimmer’s propulsion in breaststroke comes from the kick. Flexibility is a huge part of a swimmer’s ability. In freestyle, backstroke and fly there are two joints that require extraordinary flexibility in order to excel, the shoulders (particularly extension) and plantar […]
Life After Sports
December 12, 2017
It’s been about the person you’ve become because of your efforts that maybe didn’t quite make you the exception, but it sure as hell made you exceptional. Penny Oleksiak, Michael Phelps, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Serena Williams, Usain Bolt, Mark Spitz, Danica Patrick. Just to name a few. You probably recognize these exceptional athletes who have become […]
Yoga for Swimmers: Five Poses for the Chest and Shoulders
December 7, 2017
When swimmers have shortened, tight pectoralis muscles, some of the issues that may occur are poorly rounded shoulders, glenohumeral joint dysfunction, numerous breathing dysfunctions and even Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. As a yoga sports coach, I’ve had the opportunity to work with many swimmers who are looking for ways to improve their performance in the pool. […]
How to Breathe While Swimming
December 7, 2017
The question is, do we hold the air in our lungs for as long as possible after putting our face back in the water, then exhaling with a quick burst prior to capturing the next breath? First, I want to dispel one myth about breathing during intense exercise. In no sport does an athlete ever […]
Why isn’t My Swimmer Dropping Time?
December 3, 2017
Swimming is an individual sport and our kids are all unique. Hard work will pay off in the end if swimmers have the desire and passion to stick with it through the ups, downs and plateaus. “Why isn’t my child dropping as much time as so and so?” I hear that all the time — […]
Why Do We Want Our Kids to Swim?
November 26, 2017
Swimmers develop life-long friendships and really do have fun being a part of a team. When we watch our kids happy and thriving, it brings us joy. When I was brand new swim mom, I heard a few parents of older swimmers talk about how their kids were swimming to earn college scholarships. When I […]
For Butterfly and Breaststroke: Use Your Head
November 20, 2017
Some of the fastest breaststrokers and butterflyers don’t just lay their heads down into the water softly after the breath, they snap them down quickly and aggressively into the streamlined position. At The Race Club we have always preached to our campers to try to swim smarter. Not that there is any way to swim […]
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