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Is the Swimming World Catching Up to the US? | Coach Rick - Mighty Tritons Swimming

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Coach Rick – Mighty Tritons Swimming. A swim coach's messages to swimmers and parents about all aspects of swimming. Is the Swimming World Catching Up to the US? August 14, 2015. Middot; by Rick Madge. Middot; in Coaching. Middot; 1 Comment. And the Australian team finishing 13. So what does this mean for the swimming world? Is the rest of the world catching up to the swimming powerhouses? Is the US losing their dominance? We’ll start by determining if the rest of the world is catching up. Including how ...

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The View From Mount Stupid | Coach Rick - Mighty Tritons Swimming

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Coach Rick – Mighty Tritons Swimming. A swim coach's messages to swimmers and parents about all aspects of swimming. The View From Mount Stupid. July 23, 2015. Middot; by Rick Madge. Middot; in Coaching. Middot; 7 Comments. Ideally, we would have an Integrated Support Team that has all those experts at our disposal… But that’s not going to happen. So we get whatever experts are available and affordable, and we muddle through with everything else. But in reality, how could it possibly be different? I doub...

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More Than You Want to Know About Underwater Kicking | Coach Rick - Mighty Tritons Swimming

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Coach Rick – Mighty Tritons Swimming. A swim coach's messages to swimmers and parents about all aspects of swimming. More Than You Want to Know About Underwater Kicking. February 22, 2014. Middot; by Rick Madge. Middot; in Coaching. Middot; 18 Comments. If you’re not aware of how fast underwater kicking is, here’s a great video. Hill Taylor does a 23.10 for 50m LC with a backstroke start. Give him a dive and this would be faster than the 50 Free world record. Within a year the rule was changed to restric...

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Coach Rick – Mighty Tritons Swimming. A swim coach's messages to swimmers and parents about all aspects of swimming. Olympic Expectations versus Goals: How Australia, Britain and Japan Play This Game. July 5, 2016. Middot; by Rick Madge. Middot; in Coaching. Middot; 1 Comment. Swimming Canada’s Strange New Road Map. May 27, 2016. Middot; by Rick Madge. Middot; in Coaching. Middot; 4 Comments. Swimming By The Numbers: Age Analysis of Olympic Trials for 6 Countries. April 24, 2016. Middot; by Rick Madge.

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So Your Swimmer Broke Their Arm… | Coach Rick - Mighty Tritons Swimming

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Coach Rick – Mighty Tritons Swimming. A swim coach's messages to swimmers and parents about all aspects of swimming. So Your Swimmer Broke Their Arm…. April 21, 2015. Middot; by Rick Madge. Middot; in Coaching. Middot; 8 Comments. Assuming the swimmer gets a waterproof cast, and doctor’s approval to exercise, the swimmer is now faced with a choice. 1 Spend the next many weeks (4-6 is not uncommon) kicking. Underwater kicking, surface kicking, vertical kicking. Every type of kicking you can image. 2 Unfor...

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Can Short Swimmers Compete at the Highest Levels? | Coach Rick - Mighty Tritons Swimming

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Coach Rick – Mighty Tritons Swimming. A swim coach's messages to swimmers and parents about all aspects of swimming. Can Short Swimmers Compete at the Highest Levels? November 1, 2014. Middot; by Rick Madge. Middot; in Coaching. Middot; 44 Comments. Not surprisingly, the answer is YES! Short swimmers can and do compete at the highest levels in the world of swimming. So why is it that we see so few short swimmers at the highest levels? Katinka Hosszu of Hungary was recently named the 2013-14 Arena Grand P...

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Warm Weather, Dehydration and Swimmers | Coach Rick - Mighty Tritons Swimming

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Coach Rick – Mighty Tritons Swimming. A swim coach's messages to swimmers and parents about all aspects of swimming. Warm Weather, Dehydration and Swimmers. May 24, 2015. Middot; by Rick Madge. Middot; in Coaching. Middot; 1 Comment. Like many clubs, we have a rule. “. No water bottle, no swimming.”. We still allow the ones without water bottles to do dryland for the whole practice (it’s hard! So how do I combat this problem? Warm Weather, Dehydration and Swimmers Mighty Tritons Aquatic Club. Email (Addr...

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The Lazy Way to Get Faster | Coach Rick - Mighty Tritons Swimming

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Coach Rick – Mighty Tritons Swimming. A swim coach's messages to swimmers and parents about all aspects of swimming. The Lazy Way to Get Faster. June 7, 2015. Middot; by Rick Madge. Middot; in Coaching. Middot; 2 Comments. I still remember this phrase from my university coach in my freshman year. It’s such an appealing idea. The Lazy Way to Get Faster. Who could argue with that? However, I can honestly say it works. As long as your definition of lazy is a bit loose. The Lazy Way to Win a Race. My univers...

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How Hard Should We Push our Young Swimmers? | Coach Rick - Mighty Tritons Swimming

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Coach Rick – Mighty Tritons Swimming. A swim coach's messages to swimmers and parents about all aspects of swimming. How Hard Should We Push our Young Swimmers? September 14, 2014. Middot; by Rick Madge. Middot; in Coaching. Middot; 10 Comments. How many hours of training should we put our youngest swimmers through? How intense should training be? When should we ask them to give up other sports and specialize in swimming? 68 years of age. An oft-quoted ASCA study. On this very issue reports the following:.