Descend – This is a set where each one of the repeats whatever the distance may be gets faster. The term descends comes from the time it takes for the swimmer to complete the distance. The swimmer gets faster each one until the last one is the fastest.
Month: September 2011
Extreme Cardio from Natalie Coughlin
Great video by Yahoo! Sports with Natalie Coughlin showing some of her dryland work.
Le sport dans la société
One of my swimmers is in this video that her school made about sports in society (start watching at 5m37s). Great quote “La natation est une école de vie”.
Swimming Terminology – Streamline
Streamline – This is what is expected off each wall and the initial push off. This is a tight position with your arms extended over your head and your legs tightly squeezed together.
Alex Meyer – USA Open Water Swimming
I had the honor to meet Alex a couple times over the past year while the USA Open Water team spent some time training in the Florida Keys. Alex is the first USA swimmer to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics with his top 10 finish in the 10km at the recent Open Water World Championships. Visit his new website and become a fan on Facebook.
Road to Hawaii – Ironman Workouts
This week I started working with Mike Aigroz, world class Swiss triathlete and Ironman athlete. He’s getting ready to leave for Hawaii in about 10 days to get ready for the big show. He has been doing his swim training with Vevey Natation for a while now but never really asked for specific help. He approached me last week, asking if I were interested in helping him with his swimming before his departure for Hawaii.
Swimming Terminology – Warm Down
Warm down – This is at the end of practice to cool down the muscles. The warm down could be done as slow as the swimmer would like. They should not race through it because that does not help the body cool down. It is also very important not to skip this part of practice because if the muscles do not cool down properly they may get tight and this is very commonly the reason for injuries.
Vevey Natation Initial Workout
Most of you probably heard that on September 1, 2011 I officially started with Vevey Natation as their new Head Coach. Training for my groups started on Monday, August 29, 2011 and I wanted to share the initial workout the team did with all off you. We started slow with an aerobic freestyle and kicking …
Swimming Terminology – 12.5
12.5 – is a half pool length sprint focusing on exploding off the wall or finishing into the wall.
George Bovell – Training Video
Watch this video featuring world class sprinter George Bovell while preparing for the upcoming 2012 London Olympics.