Swimming Tips

125 Swim Drills to Improve Your Swimming

Posted by tracyb on May 12, 2011 at 7:23 am

Friend and Marin Pirates Masters swim coach, Cokie Lepinski, has just released her first e-book – "There's A Drill For That!"   Cokie's description of her e-book follows… Ever noticed how technical swimming has become? There are so many fine points to all four strokes. You really need to break the stroke and its components [...]

Swim Meet Tips

Posted by tracyb on April 6, 2011 at 9:16 am

Marin Pirates Masters Coach and Pacific Masters Swimming EXCEL Weekend Clinic Director, Cokie Lepinski, recently posted an awesome article to help you through your first swim meet. I wish I had known these things! I arrived at my first swim meet – about 4 hours from my home – with only one swim suit, one [...]

Swimmers with Sinus Problems?

Posted by tracyb on January 12, 2011 at 11:39 am

Swimmers, do you suffer from sinus issues? I’ve been having a ‘sinus thing’ for the past week or so, and I relayed my symptoms to some of my lane mates. (Well, what do you talk about between sets?) I discovered then that many of them experience various sinus problems throughout the year. I turned to [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to Ocean Swimming (Hint: Go With The Flow and Lube Your Pits!)

Posted by tracyb on September 25, 2010 at 1:55 pm

My idea of ocean swimming involves bobbing, body surfing and sipping umbrella drinks on tropical beaches. But because I’ve received a number of questions about how best to prepare for ocean swimming, I reached out to a real pro in the matter: U.S. Masters Swimmer and blogger, Rob Dumouchel. MSB:  Rob, thank you for sharing [...]

4 Steps to Easy Breathing in Freestyle

Posted by tracyb on August 21, 2009 at 6:25 am

Again with the Twitter love. I probably would not come across these wonderful swimming tips so easily without scrolling through my Twitter account (@MastersSwimmers). Rebecca, this one is for you again. Good for you for sticking with it! 1) While standing, practice inhaling through the mouth and exhaling through the nose until you feel comfortable [...]

How To Breathe Properly While Swimming Freestyle

Posted by tracyb on August 20, 2009 at 9:26 am

To all those people who say Twitter is a waste of time or energy… think again.  The Swim Channel recently tweeted a link to a wonderfully informative video about how to breathe properly while swimming freestyle. While watching the video, I thought of my buddy Rebecca, who is an outstanding athlete and a new U.S. [...]