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Rethink Your Pulling Equipment

Swimmers? Maybe it’s time to rethink your pulling equipment.

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How to Choose a Hand Paddle

There are many different styles of paddles to choose from. So how do you know which ones are right for you?

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Make Use of Your Space In Swimming Pools

Summertime and “open swim” is fast approaching. It seems as if coaches and swimmers are always competing for lane space.

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Why Do YOU Swim?

We all make the trip to the pool for a slightly different reason. What is yours? #whyswim

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Training for Long Course Breaststroke

There are a few differences between racing long course and short course events. The short axis strokes experience the largest shift between seasons.

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FINIS Hires New Controller, 9-Time Ironman

Editor’s note: the “controller” of a company is in charge of producing financial accounts, building budgets and forecasts, monitoring the…

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Developing a Second Kick in Butterfly

All elite butterfliers have one thing in common: a great second kick. These few drills will help you master the art.

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Dissecting a Dolphin Kick

One of the most common stroke errors is the inability to use both sides of the dolphin kick. Sometimes this issue is hard to diagnose….

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How to Tackle A Taper

Taper can be an extremely stressful time for swimmers, so here are a few tips to help you perform your best!

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Give Thanks & Listen to Great Music

We have a lot to be thankful for as swimmers. In particular, great new products and great technology.

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Breaststroke Drills with the FINIS Swimmer’s Snorkel

Another Use for the FINIS Swimmer’s Snorkel – Head Position in Breaststroke Swimmers and coaches use the Swimmer’s Snorkel in…

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Tempo Trainer Pro: Pacing Like the Pros

A new use for the FINIS Tempo Trainer Pro, as a means to keep swimmers at a desired pace and interval.

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Share Swimming, Save a Life

We often attempt to share a sport that is a big part of our lives, and could also mean a lifetime of physical health and well-being for those around us. How do we convince a loved one to take a dip with us? We have a couple of suggestions.

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Make Sense of Your Training

Why not become the most educated guy/gal in the room on a very interesting subject – your own training?

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A Skeptic’s SwiMP3 Introduction

It is hard to think that anything could really change swimming for me. Yesterday, I had the privilege of wearing the FINIS SwiMP3 for the first time and it blew me out of the water.

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