Posted on March 22, 2012, in National, National Team, Swim Blog, Video, Workouts, with 0 Comments
I am always perusing the web in search of drill demos and interesting workouts. Today, I found a great video posted at USASwimming.org where Coach Bill Rose of Mission Viejo has the infamous Chloe Sutton perform what he refers to.
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Posted on March 18, 2012, in Interviews, Masters' Minute, Swim Blog, with 0 Comments
Masters’ swimmers are an accomplished bunch of people, both in the pool and out of it. But, while many of them are quite creative when it comes to how they train, I’d hazard to say that the vast majority of.
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Posted on March 14, 2012, in NCAA Championships, Olympics, Ritter Sports Performance, Swim Blog, Swim Talk, with 4 Comments
I love this time of year, but not for the reasons you may think. Yes I’m a swim fan just like you, but I’m also a huge fan of March Madness and the NCAA Tournament. It’s great entertainment and drama.
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Posted on March 12, 2012, in Swim Blog, Swim Talk, with 2 Comments
As a coach that takes great pride in the technique that I teach, I’m always looking for new and/or trending techniques during the faster meets throughout the year. This year’s Columbus Grand Prix was no different as I noticed several.
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Posted on March 7, 2012, in Ritter Sports Performance, Swim Blog, with 0 Comments
Since I’m not actively on the deck coaching swimmers day in-and-out I’m not as on top of catching results in “real-time” as I used to be. It’s actually kind of nice to quickly breeze through a meet’s results once it’s.
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Posted on March 6, 2012, in National, National News, National Team, Swim Blog, with 0 Comments
Here’s to another swimming couple coming together and the future of great swimming genes; almost simultaneously, Jessica Hardy and Dominik Meichtry officially announced their engagement via Twitter this past Saturday (March 3). Hardy, is an American swimmer, world record holder.
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Posted on March 5, 2012, in Swim Blog, Swim Talk, with 0 Comments
Every great coach and every great swimmer has a plan when it comes to their training. A plan can be as simple as a single workout consisting of a warm-up, main set, and warm down or it can be a.
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Posted on March 2, 2012, in Masters' Minute, Swim Blog, with 8 Comments
The “Masters Minute” is more than a mere 60 seconds; it is part of the fabric of many masters swimming programs around the country (and probably the world). At one extreme, the practical one, it is a fundamental building block.
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Posted on February 29, 2012, in College, News, Off the Deep End, Swim Blog, with 0 Comments
Coming straight out of tinseltown, we’ve got a great video for you guys. Former USC Trojan, and Olympic gold medalist from Tunisia, Ous Mellouli races local Los Angeles radio host Petros Papadakis in a 50 free to promote the upcoming Pac.
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Posted on February 6, 2012, in News, Ritter Sports Performance, Swim Blog, with 0 Comments
Chris Ritter is a former college swimmer at Cal State-Bakersfield, and is the founder of RITTER Sports Performance. He has trained two Olympic Gold Medalists along with numerous other national and international level swimmers. He has used his educational background (a.
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