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Home Archive by category "CBD Masters Team"

Category: CBD Masters Team

News and updates about the CBD Masters Team

Don’t Push Off Improving Your Triathlon Swim to the Spring

As a swim coach it pains me to say:  No triathlon was ever won in the swim leg.  But a triathlon can be ruined by a bad swim.  If you feel like your swim mechanics are a performance limiter, start working on your swimming mechanics now rather than in the spring. …

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January 24, 2022 January 24, 2022Adult Swimming Lessons, CBD Masters Team, IRONMAN, Open-Water Swimming, Swim Technique, Swim Training, Triathlon 2

Great Article on Kick Timing

Many of you ask questions about integrating the kick into the timing of the stroke. Click the image to the left to read an article written by a Total Immersion colleague of mine, Stuart McDougall. It’s a great introduction to the issues related to timing the kicks with the strokes…

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January 18, 2015 January 18, 2015CBD Masters Team, Open-Water Swimming, Swim Technique, Swim Training, Triathlon 0

Ape Index — My Thoughts on It

One of my clients sent me a link to an article in Triathlon Competitor magazine called Do you know your Ape Index?  The article talks about how arm length can affect your cadence — short arms yields a higher cadence and long arms yields  a lower cadence. He asked me if…

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February 23, 2012 February 23, 2012CBD Masters Team, Fitness Swimming, Open-Water Swimming, Swim Technique, Swim Training, Triathlon 0

What should my stroke count be?

I was reading through the Total Immersion Coaches Manual and came across a helpful chart.  It provides a general stroke count range based on the height of the swimmer.  A couple of caveats: 1)  If your count is above the range, don’t think that you have to start swimming in…

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February 20, 2012 February 20, 2012CBD Masters Team, CBD Swim Studio, Fitness Swimming, Swim Technique, Triathlon 0

Interesting Article on Importance of Swim Technique

I read an article on the American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) website a while back. It’s written by John Leonard, the head of ASCA, and it’s a response to an email that he got from a coach about practicing with good swimming technique. For those who have not met John…

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January 31, 2011 January 31, 2011CBD Masters Team, Swim Technique, Swim Training, Triathlon 0

Coach Val Tyler runs Boston Marathon

Monday night coach, Valerie Tyler, competed in the Boston Marathon on Monday April 19th.  She finished the race in 4:33, beating her best Chicago Marathon by 1 minute. She described the motivation as:  “So you ask – why do I do this?  Well, I would say the typical – it’s the…

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April 28, 2010 April 28, 2010CBD Masters Team, Member News, Running 0

CBD takes 5th at the Illinois Masters State Meet!

Chicago Blue Dolphins had its best finish at a State Meet ever this weekend, 5th Place, at the Illinois Masters State Meet at the Kishwaukee YMCA in DeKalb.  Two other notables for now are Eric Nilsson who took the Men’s High Point trophy for the 18-24 Age Group and Tim Carlson who…

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April 26, 2010 April 26, 2010CBD Masters Team, Competitions 0

Tim Carlson Top 10 in the World in 5 Events!

Team Captain, Tim Carlson, made the Top 10 in the World for Men Ages 30-34 in 5 Short-Course Meters events in 2009: 100m Breast — 8th Place (1:03.05) 200m Breast — 2nd Place (2:17.92) 100m Fly — 5th Place (0:55.11) 100m IM — 5th Place (0:57.34) 200m IM — 2nd…

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March 30, 2010 March 30, 2010CBD Masters Team, Competitions, Member News 0

Holiday Fitness Challenge — Setting Up your Fitness Log (FLOG)

To help you track your swimming yardage during the Holiday Fitness Challenge, we suggest using the US Masters Swimming Fitness Log, or FLOG.  This program can track for multiple types of workouts and fitness memberships.  And it’s FREE with your USMS membership.  Here are the steps you can follow to…

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November 14, 2009 November 14, 2009CBD Masters Team, Fitness Swimming, Swim Training 0

Holiday Fitness Challenge Fund-Raiser — Greater Chicago Food Depository

As the fund-raising part of the Holiday Fitness Challenge, I would like Chicago Blue Dolphins to raise money for the Greater Chicago Food Depository. With the economy in the state that it’s in, stopping hunger over the holidays sounds like a pretty good thing for us to do for our…

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November 13, 2009 November 13, 2009CBD Masters Team 0
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