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Every Breath a Gift – Interview with Darren Miller, Ocean’s Seven Swimmer

Donation page link here: Team Forever Fundraising “Every Breath a Gift” That’s the tagline on Darren Miller’s “Team Forever” website, where he writes about his marathon swimming training and adventures all over the world. Darren is attempting to be the first American to complete the “Ocean’s Seven” a collection of the 7 most beautiful and [...]

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Triathlon Swimming Techique – What Kind of Kick Should You Use?

If you’re confused about the best type of kick to use when swimming and training for triathlons, you are not alone.  Everyday it seems I am helping swimmers understand what the kick is best used for and how to most efficiently work it into their stroke. Here’s the quick version. Swimming is a right half, [...]

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Swim like the Karate Kid to make Off Season Triathlon Training Improvements

Last night I was watching the Karate Kid 2.   Daniel and Mr Miyagi run into Daniel’s old rival, Bobby Brown. After an impromptu challenge and a scuffle between the two boys ending with Daniel running out of the dojo, he says to Mr. Miyagi, “Now will you train me?” In the first Karate Kid, you [...]

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Training for Triathlons – Can you Swim Relaxed and Still Swim Fast?

Did you get a chance to see the swim video from  last week of how I taught Sam – the Army Guy – how to swim faster and more smoothly? (and he set a PR in the 100 yds!).  If not, go watch it real quick (it’s about 7 minutes long). Here is an email [...]

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How to Swim Faster like “Uncle Sam” the Army guy.

My friend Sam is in the Army. He works hard, he’s been to war, and he’s a pretty tough guy. He knows how to get the job done. He really wants to be a faster swimmer. He can run sub 7 minute miles for a long, long time, but he’s stuck in his swimming at [...]

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