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.
Swimming Fast: Is It Your Mission?
At The Race Club we speak often about the importance of mental toughness in excelling in swimming races. We outline five important steps that are essential in developing mental toughness, or what we refer to as the ‘killer instinct’.
Nuoto A Stile Libero E Dorso, La Magia Del Numero 90
Per gentile concessione di Gary Hall Sr., 10 volte detentore del record mondiale, 3 volte olimpionico. Portabandiera statunitense olimpiadi 1976…
Three Pearls for a Faster Approach to the Freestyle Flip Turn
Here are three of my favorite pearls for the approach to the wall that will help you improve your freestyle flip turns.
Physiology 102: Why Your Swimming Breathing Technique Matters
Courtesy of Gary Hall Sr., 10-time World Record Holder, 3-time Olympian, 1976 Olympic Games US Flagbearer and The Race Club co-founder. Swimming…
Helping Fast Swimmers Get Faster
At The Race Club, we feel that there is a great opportunity to help all swimmers swim faster using some new technology and improving the use of some not-so-new technology.
How We Create Energy to Swim Faster
When we step on the blocks for a fast swimming race, we are about to increase the energy demands to a very different and high level and, if we expect to swim fast, our bodies need to be capable of producing it.
