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SWIMMING TECHNIQUE

SWIMMING TECHNIQUE ERROR: THE LOSS OF SUPPORT
The loss of proper support in swimming results in all kinds of extra movement which impede the desired movement forward. To efficiently and effectively move forward, all moves executed have to be precise and compact. Excessive movement up and down signifies an error in swimming technique connected with the incorrect perception of support. The entire significance of support is to allow for movement to happen. So it's not about the support per se, it is about movement where correct support is a vital component. Exaggerated up/down movement in swimming could be equated to active landing or/and push off in running.... [Continue reading...]

CADENCE COUNTING IN SWIMMING
There is no official standard of how to count cadence in swimming, but there are commonly accepted ways that swim coaches and athletes utilize. This article is written from the Pose Method® point of view and explains how Dr.Romanov counts cadence in swimming which is similar to how the majority of prominent swim coaches do it. Cadence is a measure of frequency of repetitive movement per unit of time. Movement is change of support. In Pose Method cadence is a measure of frequency of change of support per unit of time. A "stroke" in swimming is calculated on one side... [Continue reading...]

YOU TOO CAN SWIM AS GOOD AS MARK SPITZES, MICHAEL PHELPSES, IAN THORPES OF THE WORLD
Yes, you can swim as good, as those Olympians do. You can learn how to operate your body in the water as swiftly and as smoothly. The task might seem daunting at first, since despite all the research, study and theories, there is no consensus on proper swimming technique and conventional academic swimming instruction varies. On top of that, the naturally talented ones can't really tell us, what they are really doing. (When Mark Spitz' coach, legendary Dr. James Counsilman, asked Spitz to describe his technique, Mark's detailed answer that followed was very different from what he was actually doing... [Continue reading...]