Training With Dr.Romanov: SWIMMING TECHNIQUE Archives

SWIMMING TECHNIQUE

DR.ROMANOV'S SAMPLE TRAINING SESSION FOR SWIMMERS - Beginner Level
This is a very general and basic sample of a training session. Dr. Romanov's training sessions are precise and calculated for each individual athlete he works with, so while all of them use the same techniques, they train according to different programs. Just to offer you some guidance in making your own training sessions for now, below are a few recommendations for beginner level swimmers. A sample training session for runners is also available, click here to read it. 1. WARM UP. Just like a running session, or any other training session for that matter, every swim session should start... [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...]