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