Tag Archives: Swimming

Bilateral Breathing

After spending some time helping some people with their stroke, I wanted to chime in on the importance of bilateral breathing. Most would agree that it’s an important thing to learn, although there are people out there that think it’s a waste of time and argue the restricted breathing that it creates. That’s what’s so [...]

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Product Review: Speedo Polarized Goggles

Recently Speedo announced the release of a new goggle this fall.  They have created what I would consider the first true open water goggle. A fully polarized, mirrored, Speed Socket. (There’s a bunch of people who claim to have an open water specific goggle. I will tell you that until now, the best open water [...]

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The Importance of Flip Turns

There are a few endurance sports related websites that I haunt from time to time. In the various discussions there are a few topics that show up on a regular basis. Flipturns are one of them. It usually starts with someone asking about tips to learn or improve their turn. The general response from the [...]

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Product Review: Speedo IM Tech Paddles

Like most people I’m a creature of habit,  so trying a new hand paddle was a bit odd to me since I have been loyal to Strokemakers for so many years. But when Speedo came out with their IM Tech Paddle designed to be used on all four strokes, I had to give em a try. [...]

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