One of the most common comments we get from our clients who know how to swim but just can’t turn it into a fitness activity is: “I get so out of breath! I can run a marathon, but I can’t do two lengths of the pool.” The swimming literature commonly…
Our next social event will take place on Sunday September 20th after the 9am swim practice (around 10:30am or when everyone’s hair dries). We’ll target a nearby restaurant. Fitz suggests Meli’s Cafe in Greektown at Halsted and Jackson, his favorite brunch place in Chicago. Stella Tate, his daughter, likes it,…
I am in Ft. Lauderdale, FL this week for the 2009 American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) convention. I saw a thought-provoking talk yesterday by Melon Dash of the Miracle Swimming Institute. She was speaking on the absolute necessity of adult swimming lessons to overcome adults’ fear of the water and…
There were a bunch of races last weekend that CBD members took part in. Congrats to all racers! Pleasant Prairie Open Water Challenge — Rob Iglinski (45:37) took 1st in 35&Under, 2 mile open non-wetsuite division. Erin Harvego (1:01.09) took 3rd in the 36&over, 2 mile open wetsuit division. Kim…
There are a bunch of great things about doing lake swims: swimming outside, swimming for long distances, enjoying the cool water to beat the heat. The problem with lake swims is that we lose the walls and the pace clock that help us determine whether we are holding pace and…
The Blue Dolphins finished 6th this past weekend at the Illinois Masters State Meet — our best finish yet. We had a fantastic turnout of 45 swimmers participate this year — 150% more than we have ever had at a swimming event. As I looked up into the stands from…
We use Finis’ Tempo Trainer training tool quite a bit in our swim practices. This post is a second part of how to use the Tempo Trainers to work on your kick in swim practice. One way that you can use it is to work on the tempo of your…
We use Finis’ Tempo Trainer training tool quite a bit in our swim practices. I want to discuss some ways that they can make your swim practice more effective. One way that you can use it is to build a steady tempo in your stroke. Swimming, like music, is done…
Even though this interview aired two weeks ago (probably to promote Tuesday’s release of No Limits: The Will to Succeed, which each member of the CBD coaching staff got as a gift at today’s holiday party), I’m suddenly only just now hearing about it from everyone I know: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASEsFEoDAn0] Some…
Continuing on with our discussions of strokes other than freestyle, we now look at Breaststroke. Breaststroke is the oldest known swimming stroke as evidenced by cave drawings from the Stone Age depicting people doing a variation of the stroke. It’s also the most popular stroke in swimming throughout the world…
