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Babys Swimming, Swimming, Swimming Progression, swimming technique - September 05, 2018

Starting swimming for babies and progression for children

Having lived in Singapore now for over a decade, I have experienced time and again an irrational fear of putting newborns in the water. This advise is given to new parents and fear is created. However, in many counties in the world, getting your new born into the water as soon as 2 months old is a fantastic first step in water appreciation and developing a long term love of swimming.Of course when we say have a baby swimming we are referring to one or both parents joining the class. The goal over this first year is imprinting that water...

Layering as a method of swimming improvement

One of the first questions I am asked by new swimmers is ‘what is wrong with my technique’. As a swim coach the technical floors of beginner and intermediate swimmers are clear and glaring however to fix these issues becomes a long process. I have come to call the system we use for swimming progression as layering. From a macro viewpoint there are only two things to improved in any swimmer: The engine The technique If we choose to improve the cardio/ engine in isolation of any technique a swimmer will not develop efficiencies and feel for the water....

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Swimming, swimming technique - March 09, 2018

How do I fix my swimming technique?

What is wrong with my technique?

Swimming - Kicking

_To kick or Not to kick – that is the question - Author Scott Larsen, Tri Edge CoachIf you have watched any Olympics you will see how quick the human body can actually move through the water. Without fail the great swimmers of all time have a kick to die for. In fact when Mark Spits the great American swimmer who won 9 gold medals at the Munich Olympics in Germany felt like he was in world record shape he used a kick set as a test. He believed if he could kick 100m in less than 1 minute he...

Open Water Swim Training

_Open Water Swim Training - Author Scott Larsen, Tri Edge CoachWhen training for triathlons would you do all your run training on a treadmill or all your bike miles on a stationary trainer? Probably not, so it makes sense to get in the open water if you want to be a better triathlon swimmer. Safety, skill development and well thought out training sessions will get you out of the water faster and with more energy to put toward the other two events. Too often, athletes get in the water with no plan, and just swim. This is not the best...