select set of training aids, along with interval training and drills, will help to fine-tune your technique. Whether you're a beginner or an elite swimmer, there are certain items you should have in your swim bag. Training aids improve technique, develop
Q. I'm a fairly experienced swimmer but I've never used training aids such as hand paddles and don't really know where to start. What would you recommend?A. Swim training with paddles is a great way to develop upper- body strength, perfect your
Q. I recently saw someone swimming with an elastic band around their ankles. What gives?A. Swimmers and triathletes are always looking for that extra edge to improve their performance and times. As the saying goes ‘every second counts
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each 100m. Sean Kelly is a GB swim coach and Speedo ambassador. For more on Speedo training aids, visit www.speedo.com.
Kelly is a GB swim coach and Speedo ambassador. For more on Speedo training aids, visit www.speedo.com.
line (the pull). Using the forearm as well as the hand to increase the pull increases the surface area against the water, thereby increasing power. Recovery of the arm out of the water should be relaxed, with a low hand position and high elbow to aid
and caught in a riptide. I was swimming hard and making no discernible progress for five or 10 minutes that seemed like an hour. I thought it a real possibility that I might have got myself into serious trouble. But then the surface sweep took me out of it
the will to go out there and train but there's no bluffing the Ironman distance, so that's what gets you out he door.I've been training around 14 hours per week, with swimming and biking taking up most of it and running coming in a poor third. Coming from a
