“Just throw me a line that’s all that I ask, Well it’s sink or swim and I’m goin’ fast. I need love and it’s you. And I feel like William […]
Swimming Body Position: The eternal quest for easy speed!
Cross Over Kick Swim Technique and Drills
What is the Cross Over Kick We discussed how the cross over kick technique will improve your swim performance over the conventional rhythmic kick. See Cross Over Swim Kick Tony […]
Cross Over Swim Kick
One kick wonder . . . . . Wisdom begins in wonder . . . . . Socrates Cross Over v. Rhythmic Kick technique We all know the standard 2 […]
Split Tempo for Open Water Swimming
“If you don’t own the ocean, you’ll be seasick everyday” Leonard Cohen Eureka! My best ideas usually come submerged in water. The same experience Archimedes had when he screamed “Eureka!” […]
How to Train your Autonomic Nervous System for Peak Performance
“Try not. Do or do not, there is no try.” Yoda Our brain is a complex organ that manages to control each and every muscle of the body. Every movement, […]
Open Water Swimming Breathing Techniques that Relax, Restore, Power and Invigorate
Ocean Breath – How to find yours . . . . . “Life is not measured by the breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.” […]
Wetsuit Swimming Technique – Going full throttle in a full wetsuit
“You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails” Swimming in a long sleeve wetsuit is better than it used to be. The material is lighter and more […]
Gaining Rhythm and Length Through Air Gallop for Open Water
“From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!” Dr. Seuss One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. Swimming is not golf, there are no extra […]
Open Water Swim V-Formation Drafting
“Some birds are not meant to be caged, that’s all. So you let them go.” Stephen King Swimmers can learn from the V Formation of birds Scientists have always debated […]
Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust, the Art of a Swim Taper
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Benjamin Franklin- founding father, swimmer, inventor of fins and hand paddles. Eddie Reese the coach of The University of Texas just […]