Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
08-30-2018
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Replies: 1
Views: 6,095
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
08-25-2018
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Replies: 5
Views: 24,218
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Forum: Links and References
08-05-2018
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Replies: 9
Views: 31,403
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Forum: Freestyle
08-01-2018
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Replies: 35
Views: 33,194
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Forum: Links and References
07-12-2018
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,548
I’ve had the Aquasphere Seal Mask. Like most...
I’ve had the Aquasphere Seal Mask. Like most good quality swim goggles / masks, they have an anti-fog coating; but the anti-fog coating will eventually wear off. When you start using it, just rinse...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-02-2018
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Replies: 20
Views: 13,223
When I started to learn how to swim, I thought...
When I started to learn how to swim, I thought there was something wrong with me because I could never get my hips / legs up. I thought I had to kick like crazy to get them up which only gassed me...
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Forum: Freestyle
05-28-2018
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Replies: 20
Views: 13,223
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Forum: Freestyle
03-16-2018
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,414
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
03-08-2018
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Replies: 10
Views: 12,850
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Forum: Freestyle
01-24-2018
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,407
Your post could have been written by me! I...
Your post could have been written by me! I decided to learn how to swim after I retired. It was one of my many post-retirement challenges; and in the beginning, it was a very frustrating challenge...
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
01-10-2018
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,837
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Forum: Freestyle
10-29-2017
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Replies: 32
Views: 15,541
“May your laps be as happy as mine.”
Outside magazine has a very good article on the life of Terry Laughlin:
https://www.outsideonline.com/2255736/swimming-icon-terry-laughlin-dies
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Forum: Freestyle
10-05-2017
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,355
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Forum: Links and References
09-14-2017
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Replies: 5
Views: 11,262
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
09-08-2017
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Replies: 10
Views: 43,626
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
09-05-2017
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Replies: 10
Views: 43,626
I’m reviving an old thread because I’ve been...
I’m reviving an old thread because I’ve been suffering from a bad case of Piriformis syndrome (sciatica pain) for the past 8 weeks. I was doing a high volume of high intensity interval running and I...
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
08-19-2017
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,020
When I first learned to swim (self-taught),...
When I first learned to swim (self-taught), wearing swim fins gave me confidence. I also thought that I couldn’t effectively kick without swim fins. For two years, I only swam with fins before I...
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Forum: Freestyle
08-05-2017
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,439
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Forum: Freestyle
08-04-2017
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,439
I’ve got the Delkin “Fat Gecko Mini Camera and...
I’ve got the Delkin “Fat Gecko Mini Camera and Camcorder Mount”
https://www.amazon.com/Gecko-Mini-Camera-Camcorder-Mount/dp/B002K8Q0EU/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1501858701&sr=8-8&keywords=delkin
If...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-13-2017
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Replies: 23
Views: 13,768
A super-ager swimmer!!!
That's very impressive. Terry Laughlin wrote a blog about guys like him - a super-ager swimmer.
http://www.totalimmersion.net/blog/super-ager/
In his blog, Terry cited a New York Times article...
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Forum: Open Water
04-07-2017
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,937
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Forum: Links and References
03-02-2017
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Replies: 13
Views: 15,056
How much pee is in this pool?
I have a friend who absolutely refuses to swim in a public pool because she believes it’s a cesspool. That fear was reinforced when she heard a competitive swimmer say everyone pees in the pool...
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Forum: Links and References
01-09-2017
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Replies: 1
Views: 6,145
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Forum: Freestyle
11-30-2016
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,300
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Forum: Favorite Practices and Sets
11-08-2016
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,273
I don’t know if it’s “normal”, but when I get...
I don’t know if it’s “normal”, but when I get tired or winded, the one-arm crawl is my “resting” stroke. I could swim faster, but I consciously swim a little slower to “rest and recover.” I’ll do...
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