Breaststroke Technique

Posted by LD on December 2, 2010 under Breastroke | 2 Comments to Read

You can swim the breaststroke in the next Summer Olympic Games the same way you get to Carnegie Hall:  The age-old joke is still right: “Practice, Practice, Practice.”

What separates Brendan Hansen (who at this writing has been called the fastest breaststroke swimmer in history), Michael Phelps and other Olympic and world class swimmers apart from the rest of us is their dedication to doing the basics over and over again until they do them correctly.

Jeremy Baker should know.  While he was growing up in Michigan he spent 16 years doing competitive swimming. His training began early, at the age of five, and won the all-state honors in competition for four years in a row after years of developing and practicing his skills. He continued to be competitively involved in college till he chose to follow a different path. He has kept his hand in the sport and now coaches other swimmers at the Troy Swim Club.

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Breastroke Technique

Posted by LD on September 2, 2010 under Breastroke | 3 Comments to Read

You can swim the breastroke in the next Summer Olympic Games the same way you get to Carnegie Hall:

That’s right: As the old joke goes, “Practice. Practice. Practice.”

What separates Brendan Hansen (who at this writing has been called the fastest breastroke swimmer in history), Michael Phelps and other Olympic and world class swimmers apart from the rest of us is their dedication to doing the basics over and over again until they do them correctly.

Jeremy should know. He was a competitive swimmer for 16 years in his native Michigan. Starting from the age of 5, he continued to hone his skills until he achieved all-state honors four years in a row. He also competed at the college level until he decided it was time for other things. He has kept his hand in the sport and now coaches other swimmers at the Troy Swim Club.

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