Forum: Links and References
03-06-2016
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Replies: 10
Views: 15,593
Check out eBay. All sorts of things show up...
Check out eBay. All sorts of things show up there.
The closest modern equivalent is what they call a "swim skin". Many triathletes buy them for warmer events where a wetsuit either isn't allowed or...
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
03-06-2016
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Replies: 17
Views: 16,104
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
02-24-2016
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Replies: 17
Views: 16,238
What has worked for me in the past to swim in...
What has worked for me in the past to swim in cold water was a three step process.
1. Get in water and swim for about 5 minutes with face above water.
2. Go back on land and warm up and recover for...
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
02-24-2016
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Replies: 17
Views: 16,104
I don't know just how cold the water gets where...
I don't know just how cold the water gets where you live, but do think about getting ear plugs. Prolonged exposure to very cold water can cause you to build up bony growth in the outer ear canal to...
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Forum: Links and References
02-15-2016
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,719
Any one of them will help your swimming. I...
Any one of them will help your swimming. I started years ago with the original book, which has been superceded several times. I went from about 35 strokes per 25 metres down to about 25.
If at all...
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
02-15-2016
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Replies: 12
Views: 15,762
I've had this problem in the past, though I use...
I've had this problem in the past, though I use goggles with silicone gaskets.
Did you take them off frequently while in the pool? I think that was the cause of my problem. I was irritating the skin...
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Forum: Freestyle
12-29-2015
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,554
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Forum: Links and References
08-23-2015
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Replies: 0
Views: 4,610
Swimming lessons for bears?
Now here's what you do with a kickboard - chew on it!
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/videos/Gallery/sk/video_gallery/6-bears-take-over-family-pool-owner-not-invited/2312993038001/2312993038001_1
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Forum: Links and References
08-19-2015
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,045
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
08-13-2015
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Replies: 9
Views: 17,140
There isn't really a radical difference between...
There isn't really a radical difference between T.I. swimming and normal distance/open water swimming. I don't think anyone still teaches the old S-stroke thing anywhere.
The main difference is in...
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
08-09-2015
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Replies: 9
Views: 17,140
I don't know anything about Sea Trekking, but...
I don't know anything about Sea Trekking, but I've done two Swim Trek tours (Croatia and Gozo), in 2007 and 2009, and thoroughly enjoyed both. The guides were wonderful, giving us tips, making us...
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Forum: Links and References
07-31-2015
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,431
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Forum: Freestyle
07-30-2015
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,251
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
07-19-2015
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Replies: 30
Views: 24,787
Well, that's what we were told by the Swimtrek...
Well, that's what we were told by the Swimtrek guides. Keep in mind that they weren't telling us to have a huge meal, just to have some food in there, also that they fed us liquid calories in the...
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Forum: Links and References
07-18-2015
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,748
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Forum: Links and References
07-17-2015
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,748
Try it out and you'll see how it works. As you...
Try it out and you'll see how it works. As you rotate back onto your front, you'll do a 90 degree turn in the water.
THere are other ways to swim around a buoy if this one seems too complicated, just...
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
07-16-2015
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Replies: 30
Views: 24,787
For a long time I was puzzled by the origin of...
For a long time I was puzzled by the origin of the old "Don't go into the water for at least an hour after eating." adage. (My mother took this to the extreme of not allowing us to have tub baths for...
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Forum: Links and References
07-16-2015
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,748
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Forum: Links and References
07-13-2015
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,748
Kitsilano pool in Vancouver (British Columbia)...
Kitsilano pool in Vancouver (British Columbia) has a lane swim that is run this way. It's 137 metres long, so flip turns probably wouldn't make much of a difference anyway.
The best way to do a...
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
01-17-2015
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Replies: 30
Views: 24,787
Are you referring to the old adage about not...
Are you referring to the old adage about not eating for an hour before swimming? It's an old wives tale, you aren't going to cramp up or drown from eating a bit beforehand. Obviously you don't want...
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
06-16-2013
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,656
Whole lot o'spam
Waiting 60 seconds to report each spam post could take all day, with the amount that's here now.
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Forum: Freestyle
06-16-2013
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,361
Have you posted in the O2 forum? If it's a...
Have you posted in the O2 forum? If it's a breathing problem, you might get good advice there.
You could try breathing every stroke, or as often as you need to. Maybe use a snorkel for a few weeks to...
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
06-16-2013
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,549
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Forum: Links and References
02-18-2013
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,670
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Forum: Freestyle
12-14-2012
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Replies: 23
Views: 12,255
It wouldn't make any difference. Here we have...
It wouldn't make any difference. Here we have that and for the most part people ignore the signs and get into any lane that seems emptiest. So you'll get some middle aged guy doing head-up breast...
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