Tag Archives: The art of swimming

Ch4 Drills and Thrills

Broken arrow-drills with no thrills!

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Broken arrow = broken swimmer by JBarr

 

I am at war with the drill broken arrow and if I was a stronger more focused swimmer I wouldn’t imitate synchronised swimming instead to amuse myself and the others in my lane and laugh all the way through the drill…

The swimnerds guide to moving through water.

the Imaginary Barrels in your gear bag

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Some images never leave you. When i think barrels and stroke/catch i think of these dudes from Gun Gone Goons Barrel - a Hannah Barbera cartoon from my youth. I've just made them more pool ready here...
Some images never leave you. When i think barrels and stroke/catch i think of these dudes from Gun Gone Goons Barrel – a Hannah Barbera cartoon from my youth. I’ve just made them more pool ready here…the barrel is an image employed in ‘coach speak’ to help you visualise the space directly under your torso as you angle your perfect catch…sigh
The swimnerds guide to moving through water.

A 50 meter swimming head start!

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Example 1 of the Australian swimming myth as found in the article quoted above in The Monthly 2016
a great Example of the Australian swimming myth at work as found in the article quoted above in The Monthly 2016. And I have so many questions – where was the pool? Did the President actually win? Did Stan still win with a 50 meter head start?  What stroke did they swim? … Did Stan hold back for diplomatic reasons? What was the water temp? …