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Dropping Elbow at Forward Extension

A common problem and one not difficult to correct is the dropping elbow as lead arm extends forward. The hand scoops or rises to surface, elbow drops, torso begins to sink – leaving swimmer with no purchase, little leverage and

8 Bridges Swim – Stage 3 – Swim Report

My Swim Report – Stage 3 – 8 Bridges 17 June 2013

This quasi race/swim/event report is long overdue.  Hardly seems like it was now just over six weeks ago.  This stage was 13.2 miles down the Hudson River, Poughkeepsie …

Lesson 5 – Shape The Vessel

In 1936, British zoologist James Gray described an inexplicable phenomenon: Dolphins were capable of swimming at 23 mph—700% faster than their power should permit. He called it the Delphine Mystery.

Seventy-seven years later, scientists still aren’t sure precisely how

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