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Blog: technique

INTRODUCTION TO LONG DISTANCE SWIMMING Introduction to long distance swimming and tips on what to eat and how to prepare for your big swim. 04 Feb 2024 | By: Great Swim Essential Outdoor Swimming Skills How you can make your outdoor swim more enjoyable and, if you race, faster 22 Jan 2024 | By: Great Swim BETTER BREASTSTROKE Breaststroke is the world’s most popular stroke, primarily because it’s closest of all the strokes to how humans swim instinctively.In this article, Terry Laughlin from Total Immersion explains a markedly more efficient way of swimming breaststroke. 13 Sep 2022 | By: Great Swim Three Technique Tips To Try In Training Just what is Critical Swim Speed? 23 Mar 2022 | By: Great Swim Front Crawl Basics Front crawl is the fastest and most efficient known way for swimmers to move across the surface of the water. Mastering it, however, takes time and effort as it requires a complex series of moves involving the whole body. 13 Sep 2021 | By: Great Swim Working On Your Technique If improving your swimming technique is high on your list, take a look at these tips from CLIF Bar. 21 Mar 2021 | By: Great Swim Tips For Your First 10K Swim Top tips to get you through your first open water marathon swim 12 Feb 2020 | By: Great Swim 3 Ways To Get Prepped For Your Great Swim From training tips to wetsuits, we've got you covered. 29 Mar 2017 | By: Great Swim

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