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Update Aug 6, 2007:? The wetsuit I bought was awesome!? It felt like it had much more buoyancy than my old Xterra suit. ? It’s a Quinta Roo Ultrafull.? Not sure if it’s thicker neoprene, or because of the arms…?? Anyway, it really did make a difference in my swimming speed and efficiency.? I swam [...]
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I went on a trip this week with a busload of teenagers. It was a field trip for a high school club, and there were 3000 teenagers at this event, all staying in the same hotel! The first evening, I scoped out the hotel pool, which consisted of an indoor pool and an outdoor pool [...]
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I have a student in one of my classes that is a great swimmer. I asked him what was more important for swimming: faster turnover of the arms or pulling harder with the arms. His answer was “Neither – it’s kicking. My legs are really sore after races.” For the past year I have been [...]
I was googling Raleigh Area Master’s to learn about an upcoming free swim clinic… when I ran across this page… http://swimdownhi….com/_wsn/page3.html It has lots of links to swimming videos of great swimmers. I like to watch this type of thing to help with visualizing proper swim form. Here’s that swim clinic…I’m thinking about doing it: [...]
The best place to swim at Jordan lake is Ebenezer Church beach. You can swim just outside the rope line and sight against the buoys and it’s a super workout. There is no lifeguard, but I feel safe swimming even alone. If you ride your bike into the park, you don’t have to pay a [...]
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