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Dialing in Kent’s Freestyle

By tjfry | July 6, 2010

Next up on the “I get to pick apart your stroke” list is Kent. I met with Kent to help him with his stroke, and there were a few things that I don’t always see. Take a look at his swimming from the side-view. The first thing I notice is the head movement. After breathing, [...]

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Breaking Down Sheri’s Stroke

By tjfry | January 10, 2010

Not long after I looked at Ana’s stroke, I jumped in and took a peek at how Sheri was swimming. As you might notice, there are some similarities between Ana’s and Sheri’s stroke. That’s not a huge surprise, because some of the issues I see tend to be common among most swimmers. One of the first [...]

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Breaking Down Ana’s Stroke

By tjfry | January 1, 2010

Before the holidays, I met up with Ana, one of my fellow Ironman Cozumel entrants. She was looking for a few tips on her stroke so I broke the underwater camera to see what I could find. First of all, as it is quite obvious, Ana is clearly a strong swimmer with a good stroke. From [...]

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Improve your Swim in the Offseason

By tjfry | January 13, 2009

Alright, so the season has finally come to an end, you had some down time and are starting to think about next year. If you are like most triathletes in this country, you are probably thinking about ways to improve your swim. It is, afterall, the weakest of the three sports for the vast majority [...]

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