Diana Smith's Web Dispatches

Thursday Nov 25, 2010

Science Behind the Flip

Are you gaining or losing ground on something that could impact up to 1/3 of your race time?

http://www.coachesinfo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90:swimming-turn-performance&catid=49:swimming-coaching&Itemid=86

Saturday Nov 13, 2010

Open Your Shoulders

Some shoulder-opening yoga poses designed to counter the repetitive actions of swimming which can lead to muscle tightness. From Barbara Won, avid swimmer and yoga instructor in Santa Barbara California. 

http://www.usms.org/articles/articledisplay.php?a=295

Tuesday Nov 02, 2010

Pushing Past Pain

Meet season is upon us and one thing's for certain - racing hurts! How do you push past the pain and take it to the next level?  Mary Wittenberg, president and chief executive of the New York Road Runners, is convinced that mental tenacity is the key factor separating elite competitors from mere mortals. Read on for some key performance tricks that champions use to maximize their mental efforts, before your next race.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/19/health/nutrition/19best.html?_r=1



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