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Cam Dye swim paddle tips

2010 St. Anthony's Triathlon Champion Cameron Dye swam for the University of Iowa and shared a few thoughts about hand paddles. They are a great tool for swimming indeed, but are apparently often misunderstood and wrong sized.

by Herbert Krabel, February 26, 2011

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Your Best Freestyle Technique

Gary Hall, Sr., demonstrates, and explains, hip- versus shoulder-driven freestyle. Which technique is best for you? One, the other, or something in between?

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Trouble in the open water

The sport of triathlon has lost eight of its competitors during races in the United States so far in 2008. The good news: so far our roads have been safe. The bad news: so far the water has been less so. What mitigates risk factors during the swim leg of a triathlon?

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Top masters swim coaches tell it

Slowtwitch asked four top national-caliber swim coaches to answer this question: What are the four common problems adult swimmers face, and what are the remedies? First up: Tim Sheeper.

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Kicking

All swimming coaches have their own opinions on how one should kick; the significance of kicking as part of a workout; and what kicking means to the swim stroke overall.

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Swimming Induced Pulmonary Edema (SIPE)

This little-known condition often affects highly-trained athletes, and is often misdiagnosed as congestive heart failure. Read triathletes' first-hand accounts, along with the etiology and preventive measures.

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Has swimming got you over a barrel?

One of the most misunderstood elements in swimming is the "high elbow."

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The case for swimming

The primary reason triathletes ought to pay a lot more attention to the swim is that it's free speed.

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Open water etiquette

Triathletes both allow and suffer some fairly egregious behavior in their races, especially that part of the race taking place in the water.

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Picklehead

Ipso facto, if you want to become a champion swimmer (or sinner, for that matter), practice, practice, practice.

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Open water as art

The science of swimming will make you fast in the pool. It’s the art of swimming that makes you fast in the open water.

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The muscles used in freestyle

In running you cannot think about the muscles like you can in swimming—in fact it is just the opposite.

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Propulsion in the water

You’ve probably heard the phrases "feel for the water" or "catch," and if you’ve watched the top swimmers you’ve probably noticed that their bodies seem to glide over the water. Well, they are doing just that.