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July 22, 2020
Do You Swim at One Speed? Try mixing in some Faster swims with Active Recovery swims in your...
June 18, 2020
VARY YOUR HEAD HEIGHT DRILL: - Decide how many strokes you want to do each at Low, Medium and...
June 3, 2020
If you know how to do the freestyle Catch-Up Drill, you know that one arm fully meets up with the...
June 3, 2020 ·
Are you too “dainty?” Some swimmers don’t put enough oomph into the front of the stroke. I call...
June 3, 2020 ·
8x25. Rest 10-30 secs between swims (or whatever you need). Swim as effortlessly as possible ...
June 3, 2020 ·
Lifting just the goggles above the water (without a breath) is a good skill to have in the open...
June 3, 2020 ·
Last week we discussed Alligator Eyes Sighting (without a breath). This week, we are discussing...
December 10, 2018 ·
Unique Neural Pathways to be Blazed One of the extraordinary things about coaching is that it...
October 18, 2018 ·
Blazing New Neural Pathways New clients often shake their heads after they receive their video...
October 11, 2018 ·
Staying S.T.A.B.L.E. in the Open Water This video of me was taken in somewhat windy conditions...
April 8, 2017 ·
This was originally written for the Maine Blue Lobsters Masters newsletter. If you're like me,...
August 31, 2016 ·
First Lesson I feel responsible when meeting a client for the first time. Why? Because someone...
June 2, 2016 ·
Even strong swimmers should be curious about their stroke technique. Lanemate Matt Hurley,...
May 12, 2016
I am very tall. It is often pointed out that I have the wingspan of a condor. I have wide...
February 26, 2016
My first year One year ago I decided to take the (frankly quite scary) leap from competitive...
January 31, 2016
TUNE-UP YOUR SWIM We know many swimmers listen to music to get motivated before hitting the...
September 30, 2015
Recently an open water swimmer asked me about my how my coaching business is going. I remarked...
September 30, 2015
MAINE CHALLENGE HALF IRON RELAY RACE REPORT When Katie Dwyer asked me if I wanted to do the...
June 16, 2015
I know that some of you will complain, "golf is not a sport." But technique, not brute strength,...
April 28, 2015
As the sport of Open Water Swimming becomes more and more popular, here are some helpful safety...