Focus on body alignment; rotate from your hips and shoulders. Go 25′s or 50′s alternating sides.… Continue Reading
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Author Archives: Nico Messer
NCAA champion swimmer Ozzie Quevedo joins today’s edition of The Morning Swim Show to talk about an upcoming episode of CNN’s “Fit Nation” that will feature his coaching staff and training facility in central Florida.… Continue Reading
During the month of March, Coach Paul Yetter shared a video from his team in Naples, taken during a visit of USA Swimming Master Coach Bob Steele. We posted the video on our blog and highly recommend to watch it if you haven’t seen it yet.… Continue Reading
A recent T2 Aquatics practice was a nice change of pace, made possible by Coach Bob Steele. Coach Steele is a “USA Swimming Master Coach” — which means that USA Swimming has asked Coach Steele to travel to certain teams around the USA, as a consultant for High Level 18 and Under swimming success.… Continue Reading
During the month of February we were able to run our second giveaway with the “Sprint Free – Getting Stronger with Jason Lezak” DVD. Duke Smith, our lucky winner, also got a USA swim cap signed by Jason together with the DVD.… Continue Reading
A feature documentary that follows swimming phenom Missy Franklin and teammate Kara Lynn Joyce as they prepare for the London Olympics.… Continue Reading
When I heard about Jason Lezak’s Sprint Free DVD, I had to get a copy for myself but also to review it for ProSwimWorkouts. There’s something about Jason, other than the fact that he probably had the most amazing relay swim in Olympic history, making you want to know how he did stay as fit and strong over the years.
Some of you might remember or had seen the article about “Weight Training for Sprint Swimmers” featuring Jason Lezak in 2005. Although some of the things are similar to what’s shown in the DVD, to me there are some differences – the focus of that article from 2005 seems to be more on actually lifting weights, whereas in the DVD the focus seems more on creating “the burn” you’ll experience in your races (even without using any added weight or resistance as is the case in the DVD for many of the leg exercises).… Continue Reading
I find it amazing how “little” is needed to have an impact on a community – thank you for helping us make a difference in the swimming community!… Continue Reading
Short video showing the famous kayak drill by University of Michigan Head Coach Mike Bottom.… Continue Reading
Club Swim, a mockumentary miniseries, follows the life of an undervalued assistant swim coach as he forms his own team of misfit swimmers, the Flounders.… Continue Reading