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Triathlon Swimming: Made EasySaturday, June 6, I was a guest at the first anniversary celebration of the Catskill Recreation Center, in Arkville NY, deep in the heart of the beautiful Catskill Mountains, an enjoyable 75-minute drive from my home in New Paltz. In her email inviting me to participate, Becky Manning, the center’s director described it as “an […]
Posts Tagged ‘stroke drills’
Stroke Drills: A Personal History, Part One 1971-1983
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 19th, 2015
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 19th, 2015
I swam in high school and college from 1965 to 1972. In high school, our primitive one-hour weekly workouts consisted mainly of short sprints. In college, pulling and kicking sets became part of the daily training diet, but no drills. I first learned about drills in a swimming magazine and experimented with single-arm and catchup […]
A Primer on Stroke Drills
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 12th, 2015
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 12th, 2015
I’ve published blogs infrequently and erratically for the past year, in part because of preoccupation with a family matter. I am now ready to resume regular publication. I promise a new post each Tuesday. I hope you find them interesting and valuable reading, and that you look forward to receiving them in your inbox each […]