US Masters Swimming in cooperation with Oregon Masters Swimming is sponsoring a Starts and Underwater Streamline Clinic Saturday April 22nd, 2023, 1:15 PM to 4 PM The clinic will start with 45 minutes in a classroom reviewing the key points, followed by one and a half hours in the pool. […]
Turns
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
Most Masters swimmers who have some background in competitive swimming understand the importance of streamlines. However, when I attend meets and practices around the state and country, I am always surprised to see quite a number of swimmers losing time on their starts and turns due to sub-optimal streamlines. For […]
Pick the low-hanging fruit: Streamline!
Practicing good habits while training can be an accurate representation of how we compete. Even when we are tired, we should maintain focus and perform as if we were in a race. If we perform poor, unfocused turns, continuously during practice, this will translate into how we swim our races. […]
Practice Makes Permanent
In recollection I have always felt that Michael Phelps had two swims in the 2008 Olympics that were beyond compare. First was the 400 IM in 4:03.84, which still stands and probably will for quite awhile. The second was the 200 free where Phelps obliterated the field by more than […]