๐๐ Let's do some resistance training this weekend. Grab a pair of shorts with at least one pocket and swim a set of 10 x 50 where you have 10meters/yards all out swim for every 25. The rest is easy.
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๐๐ Get your head with your upper body below your knees before you start flipping your legs over. Don't rush the turn and make it nice and small. Find more swim advice at 

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The "Windmilling Trap": when you spin your arms as fast as possible but go absolutely nowhere in the water.
Swimming speed is just a math equation: Speed = Stroke Rate x Distance Per Stroke. If you turn up the tempo but lose your grip on the water, you're just burning energy. Stop guessing your pace and start swimming to a beat.
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You can ban a "super suit," but you can't ban the grind.
In 2010, swimming banned the polyurethane suits that artificially boosted speed. Everyone thought the record-breaking era was over. But Phelps kept winning. Why? Because while others rested on Sundays, he trained 365 days a year. Consistency is the ultimate, un-bannable performance enhancer. Stop looking for hacks. Optimize your streamline, stretch your joints, and put in the reps.
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๐๐ Swimming down hill is a cliche, but seriously try it. Push your chest deeper into the water & see what happens. Play with it! Find more swim advice at 

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๐๐ Practice swimming more with your forearm by swimming with only a few fingers. Try 2 or 3 fingers, the rest closed. Find more swim advice at 

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The pool kickboard is the ultimate comfort trap. We hand them to beginners so they don't panic, but mechanically, they destroy horizontal alignment and force you to "swim uphill." Don't sacrifice your body's geometry for the illusion of safety.
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๐๐ To be faster, you need to train at high speeds. Put some fast, but short sprints into your workouts with a lot of rest. Find more swim advice at 

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๐๐ Swim 4x50 freestyle & focus on finishing your stroke all the way to a straight arm. You'll feel a good burn in your triceps. Find more swim advice at 

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The 2009 "Super Suit" ban proved that aerodynamics (or hydrodynamics) beats raw muscle every time.
We just released a deep dive on the physics of drag.
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๐๐ Start in dead man's float. Start extending your arms forward along the water line, keep your head down and see if your legs rise. Find more swim advice at 

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Control in swimming (and life) is often counter-intuitive.
We think control means "gripping harder."
But in the water, control comes from surrender.
If you fight the water, you sink. If you trust it, you float.
Here is a 20-minute deep dive on the psychology of panic and the physics of buoyancy. We break down exactly why lifting your head to "survive" is the very thing that drags you down.
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The biggest lie in swimming is that you need to "keep your head up" to survive.
Head up = Legs down = Drag = Panic.
To survive (and thrive), you must surrender to the water. Press your chest down. Trust the buoyancy.
Visual guide on the physics of floating:
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๐๐ Remember that during freestyle your front/bottom/supporting arm has to be extended while you take the breath, otherwise you have no support. Find more swim advice at 

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๐๐ Kick on your stomach with your arms in the high catch position (like a scare crow). Push elbows in front of your shoulders. Find more swim advice at 

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The "Panic Response" in swimming is almost always physiological, not psychological. It starts with water pressure in the sinuses.
Fix the seal (Soft Palate), and you fix the panic.
Deep dive on the mechanics here:
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๐๐ Make sure your head does not sway from side to side when you swim freestyle or backstroke. It will increase your efficiency. Find more swim advice at 

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๐๐ Did you know that blowing bubbles while you swim helps your body relax & get rid off excess CO2? Do u feel all bubbly now? :) Find more swim advice at 

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The "Instinctive Drowning Response" is a biological bug.
When humans panic in water, we try to "climb" out vertically. This creates negative buoyancy and exhaustion. To survive, you must override your hardware and force a "Starfish" float.
Your lungs are the only life jacket you need, if you know how to manage the air pressure.
We broke down the physics of panic here:
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๐๐ Experiment with keeping your fingers tight together, spread apart as much as you can or somewhere in between :) Find more swim advice at 

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