Reducing Frontal Drag – Tech Suits
Frontal drag is the enemy of the swimmer and reducing it needs to be a primary objective. Since tech suits are not inexpensive, are they worth the investment?
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Swimming Efficiency – What Does It Mean?
Swimming efficiently is important and without it, we probably won’t win a race. Coaches tend to equate swimming efficiency with speed. They are not the same.
Virata Aperta: Come Eseguirla Al Meglio Nello Stile Rana E Farfalla
Virata Aperta: I consigli di Gary Hall Sr. per eseguire al meglio quetsa particolare virata nello stile rana e nello stile farfalla
The Race Club Becomes an Official Partner of U.S. Masters Swimming
USMS members will receive free access to The Race Club’s subscription content and opportunities to be in swimming clinics led by Gary Hall Sr.
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The Coupling Motions of the Start: The Arm Swing
There are three principal coupling motions on the start; the head lift, the arm motion and the back leg kick up in the air.
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A Great Pearl for Faster Freestyle Flip Turns
With the freestyle flip turn, we break the turn down into four important parts; the approach, the flip, the underwater and the breakout.
Why Use a High Octane Freestyle Technique?
At The Race Club, we advocate using High Octane Freestyle recovery in the sprint (50 meter) event and at the end of all freestyle (and IM) races.
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How to Determine Your Ideal Stroke Rate
The velocity of a swimmer in any stroke is determine by the swimmer’s stroke rate (SR) multiplied by the swimmer’s distance per stroke (SR x DPS).
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The 1976 Summer Olympic Games of Montreal
Courtesy of Gary Hall Sr., 10-time World Record Holder, 3-time Olympian, 1976 Olympic Games US Flagbearer and The Race Club co-founder. Part I:…
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This Drill Turns Non-Swimmers Into Swimmers
This week we feature my favorite drill, the six kick, one stroke drill using fins and a low-octane or bent-arm recovery. I love the drill because it is one of the few drills that teaches swimmers three important fundamentals, rather than just one.
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Vertical Arm Recovery in Butterfly
Recently, I wrote an article on the benefits of a more vertical arm recovery in butterfly, pointing to the techniques used by Rikako Ikee of Japan and Laszlo Cseh of Hungary, as elite examples. The question is should we be teaching young swimmers the high vertical arm recovery in fly to them?
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What Is Your Baseline Freestyle Speed?
At The Race Club, we look at the freestyle kicking speed as the baseline speed for your freestyle. In other words, your all-out kicking speed for 50 yards is your baseline freestyle speed for 50 yards, before you add in your pulling and coupling motions.
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Physiology for Swimmers, Coaches & Parents: Part 3 Muscle Composition
Whether we turn out to be a better sprinter or endurance athlete is largely determined by the composition of our muscle fibers.
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Lo que Gary Hall Sr. admira de la técnica de mariposa de Rikako Ikee
Al observar la mariposa de Ikee, podrá ver que tiene que tiene los brazos muy altos en el recobro a ambos lados; un brazo de recobro muy vertical comparado con la mayoría. El esfuerzo adicional de Ikee para realizar el recobro con los brazos tan altos puede ser un esfuerzo que vale la pena.
Are You Anchoring to Improve Your Swimming Performances?
Anchoring is sports psychology that the swimmer does or says or thinks either standing behind or on the starting block, just seconds before the start of an important race.
