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Click When are you swimming? for the current squad training times.
There are a vast number of sources of information on technique including web sites, books and your team mates!
The main people to listen to, however, are the team coaches. They have years of experience and will coach you on improvements focussed on your current technique - something a book or web-site can never do.
BBC Academy of Sport - Check it out!
The BBC has some useful information on stroke technique, including videos of some top swimmers.
Go to BBC Sport Swimming and go to the Swimmng Skills section
The Flying Start manuals produced by Scottish Swimming are a very good source of reference.
The Flying Start Scheme
provides 4 one-day courses over a few months. It is aimed at swimmers aged 10-12 years, and covers
An interesting debating forum with swimmers from all over the world is held at SwimClub.co.uk forums.
SAFETY in forums: The information that you put into these forums is watched by moderators. If you put anything obscene or inappropriate on the site your message will be removed and you will be blocked.
The rules for safe forums apply - click here before you use an online forum so that you know what you are doing.
Recommended eating before and during competitions - check this out!
Just one of those things that nobody seems to enjoy, or to be able to do without lots of prompting, but there are things that even you can work on in your own time, and in your own back-garden or bedroom: (why not challenge mum or dad to train with you!?)
One of the Flying Start manuals concentrates solely on land training so there is no excuse!
As with all things, don't overdo these exercises, and check that you are doing them properly so that you don't injure yourself. Start with a few repetitions and work up over a period of a few weeks. The club is trying to find a location and trainer to take land training 'starter' sessions so that everyone understands what to do and how to do it safely.
At some time or other you may sustain an injury that needs to be sorted - whether in the pool, or in some other sport (or just tripping over the cat!).
Contact the Sports Injury Clinic at Bell's Sports Centre (for a map, click here) - recommended by Dr. David Booth (PCSC treasurer & GP). Physiotherapist appointments available on Monday and Thursday 1745 - 1930. Appointments are booked by phoning the reception desk on 01738 622301. The Club pay an annual affiliation fee, which means that individuals get a cheaper annual membership, £4.00. Treatment seems to cost ca. £7.00 per visit - but don't quote me on this!!!
There are other physios around that have worked on some of our senior swimmers - ask around to get recommendations
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There is a confusing array of terms and terminology used in the sport - for something that looks so simple!! An excellent explanation of terminology is available on the Pullbuoy site - click here