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May, 2010
A.T. – does it stand for Anaerobic Threshold or A Total Waste of Time?
A.T. – what does it stand for?
Anaerobic Threshold? Yep – for senior athletes, elite swimmers, swimmers 13 years of age and older – absolutely.
For swimmers 12 and under what does A.T. stand for? A Total waste of time. Read more
May 25, 2010 | 4 Comments
Tags: Elite swimming, High Performance Swimming, Mental Skills and Attitudes, Swim, Swimmers, Swimming, Swimming Coaching, Swimming Competition Tips, Swimming Racing Tips, Swimming Science, Swimming Technique, Swimming Training Tips, Training
The W Word: Winning.
Winning. Winning. Winning. There, I said it.
That felt good. I’ll say it again. Winning.
That felt so good I’ll do it again. Winning!!
It’s time we made the “W” word fashionable again. Read more
May 18, 2010 | Comments Off
Tags: Elite swimming, High Performance Swimming, Mental Skills and Attitudes, success, successful, Swim, Swimmers, Swimming, Swimming Coaching, Swimming Competition Tips, Swimming Racing Tips, Swimming Science, Swimming Training Tips, winner, winning
Speed development workouts – five of the best speed workout sets to have you burning up the lanes!
- winner from Crestock Images
Gennadi Touretski– coach of legendary Russian speedster Alex Popov once said, “speed is the most precious thing in swimming – in the end it is what we are all about – it is what we are all trying to achieve”.
There are no gold medals or world records for the person who can swim the slowest or swim with the best technique or with the strongest kick or who has the best heart rate. There are no gold medals for the swimmer who wears the most expensive swim suit (at least not any more!).
There are no gold medals for the person who can lift the most weights or who has the best hairdo – winning is all about speed. Read more
