Coach’s Log

How to Boost Your Kick at the End of Your Races

There is no worse feeling than our legs failing us at the end of a race. Today’s set will help your body train and power through that moment where your legs want to collapse.

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Develop a More Balanced Underwater Dolphin Kick with Fish Kicks

The underwater dolphin kick has become an indispensable part of every swimmer’s arsenal. Todd Hoffmeier of Greater Tampa Swim Association…

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How to Power Up Your Kick with NTC Aquatics

Ready to crank up your flutter kick in the pool? Here’s a swim practice from NTC Aquatics that is designed to do just that.

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Want to See What Kind of Training Katie Ledecky Does? Here Ya Go

Curious to see what the best distance swimmer on the planet does at practice? Here are some sample training sets that Katie Ledecky did on her way to the top.

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Improve Your Underwater Fly Kick with this Creative Set

Ready to drop some serious weight on your underwater fly kick? Today’s swim practice will have you working on the speed…

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How to Kick Faster with Boilermaker Aquatics

Chad Dillon, the head coach of Boilermaker Aquatics, realizes the importance of doing a lot of kick during swim practices…

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How to Improve Your Kick with the Mesa Aquatic Club

Want to improve you kick? Here is a workout and a kicking drill from Paul Smith, owner and director of coaching of the Mesa Aquatics Club one of the top age group and masters programs in the country and hosts of the annual Mesa Grand Prix.

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‘They Rested!’: How Fast Swimming Doesn’t Always Imply Full Taper

It’s one of swimming’s time-honored past-times: poring through meet results mid-season and arguing about whose swims count and who rested to achieve their big upset.

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35 Tips from 35 Swim Coaches

Get more from your swimming with 35 tips from 35 swim coaches from across North America. Train smarter and faster at the pool starting today.

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Encore Presentations Highlight Last Day Of Global Swimming Summit

Catch the Global Swimming Summit’s most popular talks via today’s encore presentation.

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Dave Salo, Peter Andrew Talk USRPT At Global Swimming Summit

The first-ever Global Swimming Summit continues this week, offering coaches, swimmers and swimming enthusiasts a chance to connect and listen to some of the brightest minds in the sport speak.

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The Kansas Swimming Set: Take It Out Fast and Bring It Home

Clark Campbell, head coach of the University of Kansas Swimming & Diving program stopped by to share a versatile set…

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Dryland Stations with Larry Arnold

This circuit takes the swimmers through four types of equipment, Kettlebells, Medicine Balls, 1/2 Bosu Balls, and Power Plates. They go through each of those stations for :60 on :10 off for 5 rounds where the exercise changes each round.

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Leila Vaziri Water Workout: Breathing (Video)

Leila Vaziri tackles the simple-yet complex topic of breathing in the latest installment in her Water Workouts series. You can check out…

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Leila Vaziri Water Workout: Pre-Workout Stretching (Video)

U.S. National Teamer Leila Vaziri tackles stretching in her latest swimming technique videoWant to bolster your own stretching routine with tried-and-true techniques for getting loose? This week, Vaziri Swim shows you how.

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