Over the thousands of hours of private swim lessons I do there are certain things that keep coming up with all levels of swimmers doing Freestyle. Here is the top 10 list with a few tips to help. Middle Finger In First. I see so many swimmers in Freestyle enter […]
Dennis Baker
While membership is good in USMS and OMS I really feel it is time to make a push to bring more into our awesome secret of health. Let’s look at some things we as coaches and swimmers can do to get more swimmers onto clubs and workout groups. Bring a […]
Bring a Friend
Shake and Swim with ‘Bake’ Around the Barrel in Freestyle by Dennis Baker Many good swim coaches will tell you as you pull down underwater in your Freestyle to pull “around the barrel”. I agree this is a great visualization for the correct underwater recovery. Let’s look at some do’s […]
Around the Barrel in Freestyle
Be Careful of Hypoxic Breathing By Coach Dennis Baker When I was young we did a lot of breath control sets, or hypoxic breathing sets. Usually we were sprinting and not breathing very much at all. This type of training in repetition can lead to shallow water blackout which is […]
Be Careful of Hypoxic Breathing
Diving for Masters By Dennis Baker As we start our summer season of meets here are some thoughts on Diving into the pool and some tips for all the four different stroke starts. NEVER DIVE IN WARM UPS until the end when the announcer stipulates a practice start-diving lane. Don’t […]
Diving for Masters
It’s that time of year again and time for my tips for swimming and training long course and open water. Let’s look at some tips and basics that you need to think about when approaching the summer season. Always think about technique and try to reduce resistance in your stroke. […]