• Self-Talk - The Power of Pre-event Thought - Mind Training Tips for Swimmers

    Updated: 2010-04-30 01:54:00
    Search Swimming Home Sports Swimming Share Swimming Workouts Training Learn Improve Your Pool Free Swimming Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my Forum Mat's Swimming Blog By Mat Luebbers About.com Guide to Swimming My Bio My Blog My Forum Add to : iGoogle My Yahoo RSS Self-Talk The Power of Pre-event Thought Mind Training Tips for Swimmers Friday April 30, 2010 What thoughts go through your mind before an important race This question may be crucial to your results in the pool . It seems that the more science discovers about the human mind , the more important the power of thought becomes , especially in swimming . Believe it or not , every thought you think , and every word you say in the 5-10 minutes before a race can have a major effect upon your . results Comments 0 See All Posts Share Prev

  • Tribeca Film Festival 2010 - Swimming Movie - "The Swimsuit Issue"

    Updated: 2010-04-28 15:45:27
    Search Swimming Home Sports Swimming Share Swimming Workouts Training Learn Improve Your Pool Free Swimming Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my Forum Mat's Swimming Blog By Mat Luebbers About.com Guide to Swimming My Bio My Blog My Forum Add to : iGoogle My Yahoo RSS Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Swimming Movie The Swimsuit Issue Wednesday April 28, 2010 The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival includes a Swedish synchronized swimming film of a different sort Inspired by such pick-yourself-up Britcoms as The Full Monty and Calendar Girls , this cute comedy deftly mixes slapstick with insights on such issues as gender rivalry , homophobia , and the unfashionability of middle-aged men . Unemployed , divorced , and estranged from his daughter , Frederik Jonas Inde is stuck in Loserville when a botched prank

  • Swim Training Plan to Get Started Swimming - Build to 500 Meters or Yards

    Updated: 2010-04-26 15:05:27
    Search Swimming Home Sports Swimming Share Swimming Workouts Training Learn Improve Your Pool Free Swimming Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my Forum Mat's Swimming Blog By Mat Luebbers About.com Guide to Swimming My Bio My Blog My Forum Add to : iGoogle My Yahoo RSS Swim Training Plan to Get Started Swimming Build to 500 Meters or Yards Monday April 26, 2010 Want to get a swim workout routine going , but think you are a weak swimmer and won't be able to do it If you can swim four 25 meter or 25 yard lengths of a pool , then you can use this swim training plan to build up to a swim workout that totals 500 meters or 500 yards of swimming after 18 . workouts Comments 0 See All Posts Share Prev Comments No comments yet . Leave a Comment Leave a Comment Name Email never displayed URL Your Comment

  • iPhone Application for Swimmers

    Updated: 2010-04-24 14:25:31
    Search Swimming Home Sports Swimming Share Swimming Workouts Training Learn Improve Your Pool Free Swimming Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my Forum Mat's Swimming Blog By Mat Luebbers About.com Guide to Swimming My Bio My Blog My Forum Add to : iGoogle My Yahoo RSS iPhone Application for Swimmers Saturday April 24, 2010 On Deck Software has two swimmer's apps for iPhone and iPod Touch users . One , the Swim Log , helps you track all of your swim times . The other , Swim Time Converter well , it converts your times between yards , short course meters , and long course . meters Comments 0 See All Posts Share Prev Comments No comments yet . Leave a Comment Leave a Comment Name Email never displayed URL Your Comment Line and paragraph breaks are automatic . Some HTML allowed : Say It Must Reads

  • USA Swimming Announces 7-Point Action Plan for a Safe and Positive Environment

    Updated: 2010-04-22 13:45:16
    Search Swimming Home Sports Swimming Share Swimming Workouts Training Learn Improve Your Pool Free Swimming Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my Forum Mat's Swimming Blog By Mat Luebbers About.com Guide to Swimming My Bio My Blog My Forum Add to : iGoogle My Yahoo RSS USA Swimming Announces 7-Point Action Plan for a Safe and Positive Environment Thursday April 22, 2010 USA Swimming announced the immediate implementation of a 7-Point Action Plan to address the issue of child protection in the sport of swimming The plan outlines seven action steps to make certain the best possible safeguards are in place for the organization's 300,000 members . The action plan was shared with the USA Swimming membership in an open letter from USA Swimming President Jim Wood and Executive Director Chuck . Wielgus

  • Spring/Summer Swim Team Starts Monday!

    Updated: 2010-04-22 01:35:04
    With our pre-season swim clinic almost over, the Hamden North Haven YMCA Typhoons look to start their Spring/Summer season this upcoming Monday (April 26, 2010).  However, before we move forward, let’s take a look at what we have done so far this past week and a half in our clinic: Flip Turns Increased the speed that they [...]

  • Delaying the Pain - Mind Training Tips for Swimmers

    Updated: 2010-04-21 13:25:10
    Search Swimming Home Sports Swimming Share Swimming Workouts Training Learn Improve Your Pool Free Swimming Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my Forum Mat's Swimming Blog By Mat Luebbers About.com Guide to Swimming My Bio My Blog My Forum Add to : iGoogle My Yahoo RSS Delaying the Pain Mind Training Tips for Swimmers Wednesday April 21, 2010 One of the fascinating aspects I discovered about swimmers is that most swimmers have already made up their minds when they are going to feel the pain For instance , most 400m swimmers tell me that the pain hits at the 320m mark every single time , and that the rest of the race is virtual agony . Believe it or not , this actually becomes a conditioned . response Comments 0 See All Posts Share Prev Comments No comments yet . Leave a Comment Leave a Comment

  • Teach Swimmers Facial Immersion, Breathe Control, and Breath Holding With a Game

    Updated: 2010-04-19 12:45:03
    , , Search Swimming Home Sports Swimming Share Swimming Workouts Training Learn Improve Your Pool Free Swimming Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my Forum Mat's Swimming Blog By Mat Luebbers About.com Guide to Swimming My Bio My Blog My Forum Add to : iGoogle My Yahoo RSS Teach Swimmers Facial Immersion , Breathe Control , and Breath Holding With a Game Monday April 19, 2010 The secret to success when teaching young children is to make learning like play . One of my favorite activities for teaching young children first time facial immersion , breathe control , and breath holding is an activity I call Hide Frog Hide . I love to use this game with beginners between the ages of three and five years old . It is a fun activity for the teacher and for the . student Photo by Jim Reiser Comments 0 See

  • Olympic Distance Triathlon Swimming Tips and Tactics

    Updated: 2010-04-17 11:57:37
    Search Swimming Home Sports Swimming Share Swimming Workouts Training Learn Improve Your Pool Free Swimming Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my Forum Mat's Swimming Blog By Mat Luebbers About.com Guide to Swimming My Bio My Blog My Forum Add to : iGoogle My Yahoo RSS Olympic Distance Triathlon Swimming Tips and Tactics Saturday April 17, 2010 These are some triathlon swim technique tips and tactics for triathletes that don't have to do with the actual swimming , but will help any triathlete achieve a faster swim in a triathlon . These points and questions to consider before the start of the triathlon and the answers to these pre-race questions will help triathletes swim and race better , faster , and more . efficiently Comments 0 See All Posts Share Prev Comments No comments yet . Leave a

  • Self-esteem and Confidence - Mind Training Tips for Swimmers

    Updated: 2010-04-15 23:27:39
    Search Swimming Home Sports Swimming Share Swimming Workouts Training Learn Improve Your Pool Free Swimming Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my Forum Mat's Swimming Blog By Mat Luebbers About.com Guide to Swimming My Bio My Blog My Forum Add to : iGoogle My Yahoo RSS Self-esteem and Confidence Mind Training Tips for Swimmers Thursday April 15, 2010 There seem to be swimmers all over the globe who are constantly questioning their own talent and ability , comparing themselves to others and pulling their own confidence down . There are some who wonder if their best swims have passed them by , others who doubt their own ability because they haven't swum a PB for a long period , and others disconcerted because they feel that younger swimmers are catching them up or passing them , and they don't

  • USA Swimming on Discussing Sexual Misconduct and Child Protection

    Updated: 2010-04-14 10:55:55
    Search Swimming Home Sports Swimming Share Swimming Workouts Training Learn Improve Your Pool Free Swimming Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my Forum Mat's Swimming Blog By Mat Luebbers About.com Guide to Swimming My Bio My Blog My Forum Add to : iGoogle My Yahoo RSS USA Swimming on Discussing Sexual Misconduct and Child Protection Tuesday April 13, 2010 USA Swimming's Executve Director , Chuck Wielgus , has issued a statement Discussing Sexual Misconduct and Child Protection Within USA Swimming Comments 0 See All Posts Share Prev Comments No comments yet . Leave a Comment Leave a Comment Name Email never displayed URL Your Comment Line and paragraph breaks are automatic . Some HTML allowed : Say It Must Reads How To Be a Better Swimmer Swim Training and Workout Plans Starting a Swimming

  • Practice Schedule Updated

    Updated: 2010-04-11 21:52:35
    Our Hamden/North Haven YMCA Typhoon swim team practice schedule has been updated for the summer season.  Please feel free to visit: http://www.typhoonswimming.com/practices/ for more practice time information. Also, as a reminder, our swim clinic starts next week, and will continue for two weeks.  We will be hitting a significant amount of stroke and racing technique with [...]

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