Friday, June 7, 2013

Great Swimming: Tarek Drafts Tim Don

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If you got the chance to try, how would you fair drafting on the feet of a triathlon world champion? What if you'd only learnt to swim a few years ago too? That's exactly what happened to age group triathlete Tarek when he met 2006 Triathlon World Champ Tim Don on our recent Coach Ed Course in Loughborough.

Watch the footage of Tarek doing this, holding a phenomenal pace of 67 seconds per 100m:


Considering Tarek only learnt to swim freestyle (with Swim Smooth) in June 2009, that's fantastic swimming we're sure you'll agree!

Developing Tarek's Swimming

From the very beginning of his swim-life, Tarek worked with our Certified SS Coach Fiona Ford in Richmond, London. Fiona's done a fantastic job teaching him freestyle from scratch and developing his swimming, to the point now where he can sustain a fast 1:24 per 100m for 1500m.

To develop Tarek's swimming:

- Fiona developed a stroke technique suitable for the environment in which he wanted to swim (open water triathlon) and his height and build. Tarek's stroke isn't perfect but you'll notice from the video that he moves through the water with great purpose and rhythm to his stroke. He has a great body position, a nice catch technique and good alignment in his stroke. He doesn't fight the water at all.

- From an early stage of his development, Fiona had Tarek performing training sets with a focus on CSS training. This is the perfect type of training for distance swimmers and triathletes, and has allowed Tarek to develop a strong swimming engine to sustain a great stroke technique over long distances.

- Fiona worked hard on Tarek's open water skills and confidence swimming close to other swimmers, including in the pool during the harsh British winter. You'll notice from the video clip above how Tarek confidently and quickly tucked in behind Tim and was comfortable staying there. Despite Paul only giving him ten seconds warning before jumping in the water, Tarek wasn't intimidated at all as he'd practised drafting countless times before, albeit not behind a world champion!

Our Thoughts

If you've read our new book you'll know that we call the three-prong approach of Technique, Fitness and OW Skills, "The Three Keys". The secret - as employed by Fiona - is to work on all three at the same time and all year round. Focusing overly on one thing (e.g. solely technique or solely fitness) will seriously hold you back, the swimmers who make the biggest gains and reach their potential in the water have a balanced all-round approach and do so consistently over a long period of time.

The consistency of your swimming is extremely important, particularly when it comes to developing a strong swimming engine. Train consistently and your engine will grow but be inconsistent and miss sessions and your engine shrinks again. A classic mistake athletes make is to over-train and then blow-up, needing time off to recover. It's far better to train slightly within yourself but do so consistently for weeks and months on end, your swimming engine builds slowly but it's amazing how swim-fit you can become with consistent training.

Our third lesson to take from Tarek's development is that you don't need a textbook or picture-perfect stroke to swim very quickly indeed. If you look at nearly any elite triathlete (such as Tim) or open water swimmer they don't have a super-long Ian Thorpe style of stroke with a classic high elbow recovery. That sort of stroke just isn't that effective in open water and nor does it suit every swimmer.

Like all great swimmers, elite open water swimmers have a high body position, good alignment in their stroke and a great catch but they have a lot more punch and rhythm than many pure pool swimmers. This helps them move effectively through disturbed water, such as the wake created by another swimmer. If that style of stroke naturally suits you, embrace it fully and make the most of it. Don't let anyone tell you that you need to change it.

Thanks!

A big shout out to Tarek for letting us share his swimming with the world, find out more about him here and tweet him at @tmouganie

And a big thanks to Tim Don for coming on our coaches course and allowing us to take a close up look at his swimming. We are going to feature our video analysis session with Tim in a future SS video production, as you can imagine Tim already has a great stroke but even he needed a small tweak here and there... Find out more about Tim on his website: www.timdon.com and twitter @trithedon.

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Aplicatii in inotul de endurence....


[Effortless Swimming] 

Why I Swapped Weet Bix For Bacon & Eggs

 From
This email is like a bag of mixed lollies. Pick and choose the ones you like!
  • Why I Swapped Weet Bix For Bacon & Eggs - In school and on TV we're told what's healthy and what's not.
    Low Fat, low sugar, lowers cholestrol, and on and on it goes. When I took a deeper look at what some of these
    claims are really based on - I discovered I had a lot of misconceptions about food. In the latest episode of the
    Effortless Swimming podcast I chat to my favourite nutritionist Steph Lowe about eating well. Some of them might
    suprise you!
     
  • The Easier Way To Sight In Open Water - A subscriber to this newsletter said she was having trouble sighting in
    open water. I've recorded a short video for you showing you an easy way to sight without straining your neck or
    breaking your stroke rhythm.
     
  • Bone Conduction Beats - This video from FINIS shows how their new waterproof MP3 player works. I remember
    when I first bought a waterproof musci player 5 years ago. It survived one swim and then leaked and died a sudden
    death becuse of the headphone jack. Now you don't even need headphones to listen to music underwater...check
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That's it for news this week. See you next week!

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Trending Swimming World Stories - May 29, 2013

Trending Swimming World Stories - May 29, 2013

 
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Yuliya Efimova Rockets to Fourth in World in 200 Breast at Grand Challenge
IRVINE, California. AT the Speedo Grand Challenge, it proved to be another run of Trojan and Cardinal victories as the USC and Stanford-based swimmers put on a shot on the final day in Irvine.
Cesar Cielo Clinches 50 Free at Arizona Invitational
TEMPE, Arizona. IN a pretty loaded finale, Brazil's Cesar Cielo continued his return from a knee injury with a victory in the 50-meter free at the Arizona Invitational.
Florida's Martyn Wilby and Anthony Nesty Named Assistant Coaches of the Year
SOMERS, Wisconsin. MARTYN Wilby, Anthony Nesty and Matt Tallman have been named Assistant Coach-of-the-Year by CollegeSwimming.com. Tallman, of Notre Dame was named the top Rising Assistant Coach of the year while Florida's Wilby and Nesty were recognized in the Lifetime/Career Category.
David Guthrie, Alberto Montini Set 200 Breast Masters Records With Video
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Commentary: Was This the Best High School Swimming Season in History?
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Fifteen Divers On USA World Championship Roster
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana. THREE of the American divers who won Olympic medals last summer in London look to repeat or improve on their Olympic performances this summer at the FINA world championships in Barcelona.
Andrew Gemmell, Haley Anderson Clinch 5K Titles at U.S. Open Water Nationals
SANTA CLARITA, California. ANDREW Gemmell (Wilmington, Del.) and Haley Anderson (Granite Bay, Calif.) won the 5-kilometer national titles on Sunday to conclude the USA Swimming Open Water National Championships at Lower Castaic Lake.
Dryland Tip: Make Your Flutter Kick Stronger With the RFE Squat
SANTA CLARA, California. THE kick is so important in freestyle races, especially in the sprints but is growing to be increasingly necessary for success in the distance events. G. John Mullen of the Center for Optimal Restoration has just the exercise for those looking to be better flutter kickers!
Isaksen Sisters Qualify for Pentathlon World Cup Final
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. THE International Federation of Modern Pentathlon (UIPM) has announced that two US pentathletes, sisters Margaux Isaksen and Isabella Isaksen have qualified for the World Cup Final, which will be held in Nizhnyj Novgorod, Russia on May 31 -- June 2.
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Feature Article:
Turning Negatives into Positives
Jessica Hardy's Olympic experiences - both good and bad - have been, needless to say, extreme. Yet, she still remains competitive and continues to challenge herself wtih lofty goals, including earning a spot on her third Olympic team in 2016.



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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

MP - Photo de colectie ...

O 'legenda' a inotului mondial care pare perfect normala....

Se pare a MP a o 'respiratie' intarziata..., altii deja au capul in apa la acest moment al ducerii bratelor

"Mai e pana departe..."

Printre primele medalii olimpice, bucuria este autentica

Mobilitatea la umeri pare sa fie 'neuitata' pana la ultimul moment inaintea startului

Un poster cu MP de pe vremea cand incerca 'ceva' si cu proc. Spate

Proabil o reclama la un sistem audio.....

'parca-i hipnotizat sa mearga tot inainte pe linia cea mai dreapta...'

Bucurie la vederea timpului realizat

"Ma..., daca-ti dau una....."

Final asteptat.....

Mie mi se pare ca respira foarte tarziu....

Dupa intrarea in apa palmele sunt mereu una peste alta

Cred ca in stanga lui era Cavics, el purta culoarea asta de dres...

Priviri interesante..........

Spuma lasata de vaslire este impresionanta, acolo s-a folosit o mare energie...

Casca peste ochelari..., uneori sunt doua casti....

Ce inseamna o vaslire lunga, pan'la capat....

Se simte ca realmente /apuca' apa, parca ar spune 'vino'ncoace'...

Pregatirea 'alunecarii' bratului...

Inaintea inceperii vaslirii cu bratele are loc celebra sa ondulatie - energica si scurta sau invers ....

.......'no comment.....'

Vedeti ce aproape de apa are respiratia....

idem

Pare 'prezent' dar perfect 'absent' in cautarea linistii, a refacerii...

El e cel mai aproape de apa, de orizontala ei....

"GATA, Ma predau....!", hihuhoha