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    The below links contain helpful tips for competitive swimming.  Some links may no longer work.  If you find a link that no longer works, feel free to let the Admin of this site know.   Many links take you to a YouTube video.  We are unable to monitor the comment section and encourage you to view all videos with your swimmer.

    » 28 ways you can get disqualified. Swimming Rules and Regulations » How to perfect the swimming forward start
    » 50 meter world record breaststroke swim » Adam Peaty Work record Breaststroke swim
    » Phelps vs Spitz fly » How Mark Spitz Trained in 1964
    » 20 minute DryLand practice: No equipment needed » Stretches for Swimmers
    » Drop 1 second in your 100 free » Why the pool closes when it thunders
    » Starts Turns and Finishes » Dryland Coach
    » Core workout 1 » Core Workout 2
    » Jumping your way to faster swimming » Why Every Swimmer Should Attend Meets
    » Great Video on Youth Sports Injuries » Resolution # 1 Streamline
    » Resolution #2 Underwater Dolphin » Resolution #3 Good Breakouts
    » Perfect your push off » Underwater Dolphin/Streamline/turns (Great Video)
    » Freestyle Arm Technique (High Elbow?) » Fast Swimming Secret Tip - Core Exercise
    » Chloe Sutton Freestyle Breathing » Good Freestyle Video for new and experienced swimmers
    » Circle Swimming » Faster free with side kicking
    » Proper breakout for backstroke » Shoulder position for Backstroke recovery
    » Alligator to Shark (Side breathing for novice swimmers) » Why do we exhale our air while swimming?
    » Head Position for Freestyle » 6 reasons your legs sink in freestyle
    » Starts Example » The complete racing start
    » Freestyle catch » Why your coach makes you train your "off" strokes
    » IM turn review » Breaststroke Disqualifications World Championship meet
    » Flip Turns for beginners » Flip Turn example
    » Flip turn Drills » What we Learned from the 2016 Olympic Swim Team
    » 5 Things Your Coach Should Not Be Doing » 11 signs you are officially a swim parent
    » breaststroke rules » Shoulder driven butterfly drill
    » Warm up/Cool Down » Good Free/Back flip turn progression
    » Staying Motivated » Eyes Down Free
    » Swimming World Online » USA Masters Swimming
    » American Swimming Coaches Association » GoSwim
    » Cross over IM turn » GRAL Summer Team Website
    » Good Freestyle Video for new and experienced swimmers » Triple touch free drill
    » One Stroke Less Freestyle drill » Mega Catch up Drill
    » Slipping on Backstroke start » SNOW SWIMMING
    » Coaching Highlights: Anna Kate Wirsing » Why the breaststroke is key to the IM
    » Great Video on taking advantage of the wall » Instructional diving video
    » 5 mistakes in Breaststroke » Backstroke Dryland No Equipment
    » Arrow Freestyle Technique » Swimming's Commentary on his 100 IM
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