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Open Water Swimming Word Of The Day – Carbon-neutral Relays

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:48:41 +0000

“ Carbon-neutral relay (noun): Open water relays that have a net zero carbon footprint. Carbon-neutral relays rely on human power as opposed to motorized escort boats. Examples include open water relays that are escorted by outrigger canoes or kayaks only. The Clean Half marathon relay has a carbon-neutral relay where the swimmers [...]

Open Water Swimming Word Of The Day – Bilateral Breathing

admin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:49:42 +0000

“ Bilateral breathing (noun): To breathe on both the right and left sides during freestyle swimming. He was able to check out the landmarks and competition on both sides due to his ability to do bilateral breathing. [Origin: 1765–75; bi- + lateral] + [Origin: 1350–1400; ME brethynge]. Synonym: alternate-side breathing.

Bilateral breathing is one of [...]

AN iphone app for swimmers …. not an advert just info

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:12:56 +0000

“Swim-Tracker is THE iphone app for swimmers.

This simple yet powerful application lets you keep track of all your results, times, routines and preparation data.

Freestyle Master Classes for all!

admin — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:00:30 +0000

Melanie Marshall is back in to London to deliver a Freestyle Master Class!

U12s – 18th Apr 2009 12:00-13:30 12-18 Club Swimmer – 18th Apr 2009 12:00-13:30 Recreational/Leisure – 18th Apr 2009 13:30-15:00 Masters – 18th Apr 2009 13:30-15:00 12-18 Club/County Level – 18th Apr 2009 15:30-17:00 Triathlete/Competitive Masters – 18th Apr 2009 17:00-18:30

Do you want to improve your stroke technique, [...]

Do you want to improve your Freestyle technique?

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:21:25 +0000

London Swimming will be delivering a Freestyle Master Class on Saturday 21 March at Highbury Pool, Islington N5 1RR Further details and booking here

The London Swimming Coach will provide technical feedback, tips and advice on how to improve your freestyle technique to get the most out of your swimming sessions.

The sessions will cater for all [...]

Swimming Stroke Master Class

admin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:22:35 +0000

Swimming Stroke Master Class

CLICK HERE TO BOOK ONLINE

20, 21, & 22 February 2009 St. Pauls School, London, SW13 9JT

Delivered by Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen

Do you want to improve your technique? Or improve the quality of your sessions? London Swimming are offering a range of master classes which are between 3-5 hours in length these will cover a mix of technical [...]

Melanie Marshall Backstroke Master Class

admin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:18:39 +0000

“London Swimming will welcome one of Britain’s most successful female swimmers, Melanie Marshall to deliver our Backstroke Master Class on Saturday 28th February.

Melanie achieved medals at World, European and Commonwealth Games level as well as making 2 Olympic Games Teams in 2004 & 2008.

The one day master class will offer a variety of 90 minute [...]

20 Simple Ways to Eat Healthy on a Budget

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:24:05 +0000

“To build muscle and lose fat, you need lots of healthy foods. Proteins to build & maintain muscle. Carbs for energy. Fruits & veggies for vitamins, minerals and fiber. Water for hydration & recovery. And healthy fats to help fat loss.

Unfortunately, the rising food prices make it hard to eat healthy. Your paycheck is most [...]

Stretching before exercise can be bad for you – Telegraph

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:59:48 +0000

“Researchers say stretching, considered an important part of any athlete’s warm-up routine, can actually weaken muscles.

The habit of holding a stretch for 20 to 30 seconds, known as static stretching, has been considered benefitial for priming muscles. However, scientists from the University of Nevada Las Vegas say this should no longer be encouraged.”

(Via Stretching [...]

how far is a corner to corner swim?

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:36:59 +0000

Clissold’s competition pool is 25 metres long and 17 metres wide. A lot of people nowadays think Pythagoras dreamt up a solution that helps us work out how far we swim if we swim corner to corner of the pool.

If we let c be the length of the hypoteneuse (the path of the [...]