http://www.vaswim.org Official Website of the Virginia LMSC of US Masters Swimming Mon, 20 May 2013 13:08:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/freestyle-pull-paddle-vs-propeller/ http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/freestyle-pull-paddle-vs-propeller/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:00:13 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=4442 May-June 2013 issue of SWIMMER Magazine features an article that discusses the relative effectiveness of the sculling S-pull ("propeller") and the deep-catch pull ("paddle"). USMS has recently uploaded a YouTube video to accompany the article.]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/freestyle-pull-paddle-vs-propeller/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2013/03/backstroke-over-reach/ http://www.vaswim.org/2013/03/backstroke-over-reach/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:45:26 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=4107 GoSwim describes a drill that might help you to find the optimum hand entry position in backstroke.]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2013/03/backstroke-over-reach/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2013/02/pull-buoys-as-diagnostic-tools/ http://www.vaswim.org/2013/02/pull-buoys-as-diagnostic-tools/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:00:35 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=4016 Chris Campbell recently posted an interesting article: "Your Brain and a Pull Buoy: The beginning of a beautiful friendship."]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2013/02/pull-buoys-as-diagnostic-tools/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2013/01/pacing-your-race-in-upcoming-meets/ http://www.vaswim.org/2013/01/pacing-your-race-in-upcoming-meets/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:19:25 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=3837 Swimming Science has posted a series of articles, Pacing 101 for Swimmers, that present the optimal pace strategy and the physiological reasoning behind it.]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2013/01/pacing-your-race-in-upcoming-meets/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2012/11/stroke-contrasts-when-its-good-to-be-bad/ http://www.vaswim.org/2012/11/stroke-contrasts-when-its-good-to-be-bad/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:39:41 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=3489 Feel For the Water, the SwimSmooth blog, posted a couple of intriguing articles on the concept of "stroke contrasts."]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2012/11/stroke-contrasts-when-its-good-to-be-bad/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2012/11/learning-to-fly/ http://www.vaswim.org/2012/11/learning-to-fly/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:43:58 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=3546 provide some tips and drills on how to master it.]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2012/11/learning-to-fly/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2012/10/backstroke-timing-drill/ http://www.vaswim.org/2012/10/backstroke-timing-drill/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 14:56:18 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=3639 YouTube channel? You would be notified of new videos that are posted, such as the one here on backstroke timing.]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2012/10/backstroke-timing-drill/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2012/09/setting-up-the-freestyle-pull/ http://www.vaswim.org/2012/09/setting-up-the-freestyle-pull/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:31:31 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=3440 Swim Smooth Blog, "Bend It Like Becky," examines the freestyle catch of Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Adlington. In particular, the authors noted that most top freestylers seem to have a slight downward bend early on in their stroke, leading naturally to the Early Vertical Forearm used by so many top swimmers.]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2012/09/setting-up-the-freestyle-pull/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2012/08/rebecca-sonis-breaststroke-deconstructed/ http://www.vaswim.org/2012/08/rebecca-sonis-breaststroke-deconstructed/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:00:12 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=3422 analyzed Rebecca Soni's breaststroke based on underwater video. Check it out!]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2012/08/rebecca-sonis-breaststroke-deconstructed/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2012/08/paddles-or-propellers-how-to-swim-perfectly/ http://www.vaswim.org/2012/08/paddles-or-propellers-how-to-swim-perfectly/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:03:17 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=3298 Delineating the Perfect Swim Stroke, addressed the physics of efficient swimming.]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2012/08/paddles-or-propellers-how-to-swim-perfectly/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2012/06/sharper-turns-in-open-water-swims/ http://www.vaswim.org/2012/06/sharper-turns-in-open-water-swims/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:00:05 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=3176 keep reading....!]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2012/06/sharper-turns-in-open-water-swims/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2012/05/freestyle-head-position/ http://www.vaswim.org/2012/05/freestyle-head-position/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 12:40:06 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=3022 no single head position in freestyle works optimally for every swimmer.]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2012/05/freestyle-head-position/feed/ 0