Breathing

Colette Crabbe and assistant Rick Howell at the Clark County YMCA. — Oregon Masters Swimming, along with USMS, sponsored two stroke development clinics which were held on consecutive weekends at the beginning of January. The events took place at the Clark County YMCA in Vancouver and were hosted by Colette Crabbe, an Olympian and the current OMS Fitness Chair. Stroke development clinics are for […]

Stroke Development Clinics

January 31, 2023 in Aqua Master Online / Backstroke / Breaststroke / Breathing / Butterfly / Clinics / Coaching / Freestyle / Kick / Training by Arlene Delmage

Yoga and Swimming

July 23, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Breathing / Coaching / Fitness / Motivation by Joe Oakes

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — One of the aspects of swimming which is not often mentioned or emphasized in swim lessons, is how to keep a relaxed breathing. All good instructors will of course teach you how to breathe by turning your head, without lifting it, to stay as much as possible in alignment. As […]

Stay cool!, keep breathing!

July 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Breathing / Coaching / Fitness by Colette Crabbe

A Breaststroke Clinic Sunday, November 5, 2017; 8:30 am–12:30 pm in Oregon City, Oregon This Breaststroke clinic, offered by Oregon Masters Swimming coaches, will help fitness swimmers learn important swimming drills that will improve stroke technique. Learn how to be efficient in the water and enjoy your swimming experience. […]

A Breaststroke Clinic Hosted by Oregon Masters Swimming

October 19, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Breathing / Clinics / Clinics / Coaching / Education / Events / Featured / Freestyle / New Swimmer / Rules / Starts / Training / Turns by OMS Webmaster

Most swimmers know that swimming fast requires excellent technique. Having good technique requires using your body in the correct manner to minimize drag and maximize propulsion, and to maintain speed off the blocks and walls. But in addition to controlling your body and being technically sound in the water, it […]

Mindful Swimming

July 18, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Breathing / Coaching / Freestyle by Matt Miller

Rotate the Body, but Still the Head!

April 14, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Breathing / Coaching / Freestyle / Training by Matt Miller

Back to the Basics

September 21, 2016 in Aqua Master Online / Breathing / Chair's Corner / Coach's Chair / Coaching / Freestyle by Tim Waud

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

July 29, 2015 in Aqua Master Online / Breathing / Coaching by Dennis Baker

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