Freestyle swimming

Drag is a common force in the universe, and occurs in everyday life especially in water. Mr. Redman states that,” forward is a propelling force; drag is a force that hinders that motion” or is the force acting in opposition to the motion of an object. Parachutes are a great example of this force; when air is trapped in the nylon of a parachute, it creates drag slowing the velocity of the parachutist. Water drag is acted upon swimmers at all times. Hydrodynamics show that materials of the swimmers

Sectionals, a very prestigious swim meet that is hard to swim in. This swim meet takes a whole season to get ready for, and you have to meet standards for it. To get to Sectionals you have to have very fast times and make cuts. When I set goals that season this was one of them. Through the months, prior to this swim meet, I had to train hard for it. It would take a lot of commitment, sweat, and get the times to be able to smell the chlorine of that pool in Greensboro in March. The three things

When looking at my race analyses, I see I'm certainly biased towards the 50-m freestyle. The extra attention comes down to one main reason: the 50-m is the easiest to analyze. For one, it is the shortest, but also, the cameramen typically give you another view of the race, helping myself obtain data. Anyway, for past race analyses, be sure to checkout our race analysis page. In the 50-m freestyle final, Florent Manaudou of France won easily with a time of 21.19 seconds. Second place with to Nathan

that all the other practices this season would be nothing like the first. The one thing that I know I'll never forget about the first practice is the coaches. My favorite coach, coach Sara, went up to my mom and us told that my brothers should try swimming because my sisters and I were the only people in my family who wanted to do swim team. Sean and Willem had still signed up for swim, but the were'nt happy about it. I don't quite remember how, but someway coach Sara spoke to my brothers and inspired

Swimming is a skill most learn as means for pure survival. However, some people take the skill to the next level, and participate in the sport of competitive swimming. Ranging from local neighborhood summer swim leagues to the world broadcasted Olympics, competitive swimming has participants of all levels. Among these levels is the high school team level, which is commonly found among the many sports on most high schools lists. At any level of competitive swimming, the swimmers showcase their

Triathletes especially may not be able to get in the water before a race, since the swimming area may be too far from the starting point, or time constraints may not allow for a swimming warm up before race time. Resistance bands can replace a whole gym of equipment. They can be used for bicep curls, pulls for internal and external rotation, flaps for lateral and deltoid muscles, pulls

Several years ago I took a swimming class at the Lakeshore in Carrollton, Georgia. I took the classes because my parents forced me to.They didn't want me to bored at home . At that time, I was about twelve years old thinking what's the point of taking a swimming class. I really did not want to take the class because I thought I already knew how to swim, and I thought it was a waste of time. I actually thought I wouldn't learn a lot from this class. What's more, than just swimming? Surprisingly, I learned

Did you know that swimming became an Olympic sport in 1908, but women were not allowed to participate until 1912? That same year, Australian swimmer, Fanny Durack, became the first woman to win a gold medal in the 100-yard freestyle. Why do you think that woman weren't allowed the first few years? Is it because some believed women were not tough enough to handle it? In Lynn Cox’s memoir Swimming to Antarctica (Tales of a Long Distance Swimmer), Cox not only expresses the dedication and determination

The trapezius is a large, kite-shaped muscle located on the back, and has the job of all movement of shoulder blades and extension of the head at the neck. It deals with moving and rotating, and is aligned against the spine as well. When it gets pulled or injured, it can cause excruciating back pain, muscle spasms, inability to move the neck, and more. What it means, is that there is a muscle on your back connected to so many different parts of you, that when messed up causes so much pain. Senior

That gap will show your improvement.”. After that talk, I was the most positive, motivated and ambitious I have ever been at that point in my life. I went to the block to go swim my next event which was the 500 freestyle, which is the longest event in school swimming. When I stepped up onto the block I was feeling two emotions, motivation and positivity. I swam the 500 and dropped 30 seconds off my old time. Every day I would walk into practice motivated and ambitious to practice, to get