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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

Kevin Cleary — The title of this article is a spin on a classic phrase that means: “It is the small, individual parts of a task that may cause most problems and difficulties.” In this article, we’re going to look at it from a more positive perspective, one that can have profound effects […]

The Devil Is In The Details

April 28, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Coach's Chair / Coaching / Kick by Kevin Cleary

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — A question from our membership came up asking how to avoid shoulder injuries in freestyle. This is a hard question as everybody is different: flexible or not, already injured or not, young or old, experience in swimming or not, etc. Being able to keep a horizontal position on top of […]

Use Your Core And Your Legs; Save Your Shoulders

December 29, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Coaching / Fitness / Health / Kick by Colette Crabbe

Kevin Cleary — One of the most common problems that I (and probably every other swim coach on this planet) see when I’m on deck is a tendency to focus on and over-emphasize the pull, and pretty much forget the existence of the swimmer’s legs. Spinning the arms, flailing around, thrashing about like […]

Kick-Based Freestyle for Efficient Strokes and Healthy Shoulders

December 29, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Coaching / Kick by Kevin Cleary

Matt Miller — One of the most overlooked and under-practiced parts of swimming fast is the kick. In particular, sprinters’ times are typically made or busted by how strong their kick is. Even the fastest distance swimmers have now developed exceptionally strong kicks. Strong legs come in very handy near the end of […]

Kick your Way to Faster Times

December 21, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Coaching / Kick by Matt Miller