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Ryan Lochte: Watch These Turns

Andy Scherer — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:09:52 +0000

To all the Typhoon swimmers out there (and really every swimmer), please take a look at this video and watch Ryan Lochte (the fastest swimmer in the world today). He hits every turn harder than the previous, and goes into his last turn with outstanding underwater work. Take a look:

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What Is Taper?

Andy Scherer — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:02:09 +0000

I have been having quite a few parents ask about “taper”. Some parents have a general idea, some parents know a great detail of what they used to do as swimmers, and some have no idea. Either way, it is a good thing for all parents to understand what taper is, and what type of taper . . . → Read More: What Is Taper?

Butterfly Arm Technique

Andy Scherer — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:11:38 +0000

I wanted to post this video for our swimmers (and other swimmers out there) to watch. This is the arm technique that needs to happen in butterfly in order to obtain/maintain max velocity in the pull. Notice in the video that the arms enter the water around shoulder-width and Ian Crocker goes right into an EVF . . . → Read More: Butterfly Arm Technique

How Much Water Should You Drink

Andy Scherer — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:16:33 +0000

This is a great article that one of my Twitter folks added to their updates, and I’m really happy that they did. It’s not only a great article for our Hamden North Haven Swim Team swimmers, but it’s also an excellent article for anybody else as well! I hope you enjoy and take something out of . . . → Read More: How Much Water Should You Drink

Breathing for Butterfly

Andy Scherer — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:22:22 +0000

I was recently (yesterday) approached regarding breathing technique and frequency for the butterfly stroke. As a swim coach, I like to see as little stroke and velocity altering movements as possible. In other words, breath as little as possible. However, if you are going to breath (which is somewhat inevitable), try to stay as low profile as . . . → Read More: Breathing for Butterfly

Practice Preview – One Arm Swims

Andy Scherer — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:40:05 +0000

Throughout the next couple of weeks and probably through our Pre-Season Clinic, I will be giving a little bit of info on the practices and practice sets that we’ll be swimming throughout the upcoming Short Course Season for the Hamden North Haven YMCA Swim Team. A lot of these innovative practices came from experimental sets throughout . . . → Read More: Practice Preview – One Arm Swims

Eric Hansen’s Workout

Andy Scherer — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:17:44 +0000

I absolutely love this workout; it includes thinking outside the box, and is truly the direction that our Hamden North Haven YMCA Swim Team Juniors and Seniors will be going in the next year or so with a couple of their practices!

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Flip Turns and How To Get Swimming Faster

Andy Scherer — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:01:13 +0000

Our Hamden North Haven Swim Team (the YMCA Typhoons) will always hear us, as we coach our Juniors and Seniors, that there are a lot of factors that go into swimming a faster time. The easiest change for swimmers, in my opinion, is the speed, efficiency, and power of the flip turn.

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Freestyle Drill – Finger Drag

Andy Scherer — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:27:21 +0000

Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, children of all ages…..your Hamden North Haven Swim Team Coach is back with another freestyle technique drill! In a previous post regarding freestyle drills, I discussed the 3 Touch Drill which is a great addition to your drill sets when you want to work on a high elbow recovery for freestyle . . . → Read More: Freestyle Drill – Finger Drag

Freestyle Drill: 3 Touch

Andy Scherer — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:31:34 +0000

There are always multiple ways to extend, modify, or add on to a swimming drill. The 3 touch drill is a great example of how to modify an existing freestyle drill in order to cultivate a more exagerated movement. That being said, let’s go into the variations of the 3 touch freestyle drill.

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