Rod Havriluk discusses the relative roles of strength and technique. Incorporating both in the training programme and getting the balance right is important and not easy. Rod discusses factors to be considered, for example, the age and level of the swimmer.
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Honda and colleagues from Sydney University and Australian Institute of Sport have shown that the recently introduced blocks with the inclined 'kick plate' allow swimmers to to be significantly faster off the block and with a higher horizontal velocity at take off. As a consequence, swimmers are faster through the read more...
In this thought provoking paper Junge, Blixt, and Stallman examine the idea that it is not 'how far' but 'how' one swims that matters when assessing swimming competence.
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A study by Scurati and colleagues indicated that in children 3 to 6 years old the depth of the swimming pool does not affect the learning of the first level of aquatic skills, that is, adjustment and independence in the water.
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Bagheri and colleagues have found that moderate training over many weeks improved the levels of HDL-c (the good fats) and decreased LDL-c (the bad fats) and that this effect was greater for swimming than for cycling or running.
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Brian Marshall delivers advice that is essential for coaches to work effectively with swimmers to help them to have constructive thoughts that enable them to perform at their best rather than destructive thoughts that undermine swimming performance. The talk is very practical in nature drawing on ‘real world’ experiences common read more...
Per Ludvik Kjendlie explores whether the frequency freely chosen by a swimmer is necessarily the best frequency to use for best performance and economy and whether a strategy of changing the frequency during a race can be beneficial? Is a ‘U’ shaped stroke frequency pattern better than a constant stroke read more...
Carl Payton’s lecture provides an insight into body roll with clear explanations and very effective demonstrations with the aid of a turntable. What rolls more the shoulders or the hips? Do swimmers roll more when breathing than not breathing? Is roll mostly a reaction to the swimmer’s own movements? Is read more...
