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Super Swims for your home/community pool

Do you want to be able to practice in your home/backyard pool, your community pool or while on the road? The Super Swims we use during practices can be purchased online at www.SuperSwim.com. Depending on which model you get you can either install it inground (pictured below) or attach it to a pool latter (pictured to the left). Super Swim offers several different ways to connect or install the super swim, visit their website for all the different options.

Additional accessories for more uses are also available on the www.SuperSwim.com site, ex. travel bag.

 

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Resources

On this page we will post links to web pages, articles, videos, and other information that the coaches feel will benefit swimmers and swim families.

Documents from Cape Aquatics web page- Swim Florida Cape Coral (Currently Unavailable)
Coach Ed at Cape has posted documents and audio files at the link above that may prove to be helpful to parents and swimmers. All of the documents are in "pdf." format, so you will need Adobe Reader to open them. You can right-click and "save as" the audio files to load them to your computer or smartphone. The articles include everything from food, training, motivation, rules, etc.


Videos for Instructional Purposes

This page will contain different videos for all the strokes and important points. These videos serve the purpose of demonstrating the mechanics that seems to be the most efficient and fastest mechanics at this point. In most of the videos, it will look like people swim quite differently but it is what the swimmers have in common that we will look at.

2018 Short Course World Championships
MenWomenRelays
50 Free  -  Final
100 Free
200 Free  -  Final
400 Free
1500 Free
50 Free
100 Free
200 Free
400 Free  -  Final  -  Summary
800 Free
4x50 Free Men
4x100 Free Men
4x200 Free Men
50 Back   -  Final
100 Back  -  
200 Back
50 Back  -  SF1  -  SF2
100 Back  -  Final
200 Back
4x50 Free Women
4x100 Free Women
4x200 Free Women
50 Breaststroke
100 Breaststroke  --  Final
200 Breaststroke
50 Breaststroke  -  Final
100 Breaststroke   SF1   SF2
200 Breaststroke
4x50 Medley Men
4x100 Medley Men
50 Fly  -  SF1  -  SF2
100 Fly  -  SF2
200 Fly
50 Fly  -  Final  -  Summary
100 Fly
200 Fly  -  Final
4x50 Medley Women
4x100 Medley Women
100 IM  -  Final  -  Summary
200 IM  -  Final
400 IM
100 IM
200 IM
400 IM
4x50 Mixed Free Relay
4x50 Mixed Medley Relay
 Kromo Start 

For some of the videos BELOW, we will try to post notes and comments and try to point out the swimmer or swimmers that we think best demonstrate the main points for that stroke. It will also be a noticeable difference in the appearance of each stroke depending on the distance, but it is the main points that we will try to identify or point out.

FREESTYLE

Some videos from the 2015 World Championships in Russia.


For all the videos watch the catch/beginning of the stroke, rotation (shoulders and hips at the same time), recovery (high elbows), hand entry (where - in front of the shoulder and not too far forward), kick.

Here are some Freestyle videos from different championships to watch:

2015 Women's NCAA 100yd Free

2014 Nov College Inv Women's 50 Free

2013 World Champs Men's 50 free forward to 6:15, 8:02, 9:47, 11:27, 13:26

2013 World Champs Men's 200m Free, watch the underwater part and the video from the stands.

2012 Men's Olympic 400m Free Stroke is a little longer and some drop their elbow and it affects their catch, great race, and good technique. Forward to 3:30 

 

 

 

BACKSTROKE

Some videos from the 2015 World Championships in Russia.

2012 Olympics 100m Backstroke
Watch when they are done with their stroke and rotation, it is almost so that the rotation starts before the hand comes up out of the water. That is not what is happening, they finish the stroke and they start the rotation and recovery at the same time. Also look at the underwater kicking (they kick in both directions, kicking both up and down). Look at the hand entry and how early/quickly they start the next stroke and how they do the pull. There are just a few seconds of each segment so there might be good to watch the video several times. The swimming starts around the 3:30 min mark.

2009 World Championships: 200m back men
I think the swimmer in lane 5 from Japan has the best stroke mechanics.

2009 World Championships: 200m back women
Swimming starts around 3:15

2009 World Championships: 200m back women
Swimming starts around 3:30

Backstroke start by Gary Hall Sr.
(this is one way of doing the start, but there are variations of this start - Watch the other Videos):

2014 Pan-Pac 200m Back men 
During the underwater filming watch Ryan Murphy to the left (I like that stroke).

2014 Pan-Pac 200m Back women 
Some good underwater filming.

2014 Pan-Pac 100m Back women 
Some good underwater filming and it includes the fastest female backstroker over the last two years, Emily Seebohm

2014 Pan-Pac 100m Back men 
Some good underwater filming.

Backstroke by Ryan Lochte, to bring the hand by the hip up as late as Ryan does you have to rotate a lot, as well as being strong and flexible. This might not work for everybody, but still, look to see how long his pull is and when the rotation takes place.

Backstroke turn by Ryan Lochte
Do not look too much forward. Also see where his feet hit the wall, in front/above the body.

Even in the 50m back the timing is the same (more and faster kicks):

  

BUTTERFLY

Some videos from the 2015 World Championships in Russia.

The longer the distance the longer the stroke and more vertical movement.

Here are a few Fly videos that are online from some fast races in the last few years, look at the difference between the 50m, 100m, and 200m. Look and see when they kick, breath, reach forward.
 


The longer the distance the longer the stroke and more vertical movement.

  

BREASTSTROKE

Some videos from the 2015 World Championships in Russia.

  

INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

Some videos from the 2015 World Championships in Russia.

  

STARTS

  • This video is from USA Swimming in 2009, when I was at the Select Camp in 2013 according to their observations and research,
    1) do not lean too far back, more or less equal weight on both feet
    2) do not look too much forward before or during the start.
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgXmHzitiU0
     
  • Here is an older video from Stanford but it is a simpler way of what USA Swimming described.
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZeoCpnRrKs
  

TURNS

TBA

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Information and Education for Swimmers

This section will mostly contain links to web pages that are helpful for swimmers. Most of the articles will come from USA Swimming, Swimswam.com, Swimming World Magazine, Swim Vortex, and similar sports websites. These articles will be divided into different categories, at first, the categories will be stroke-related and other articles. The majority of the articles are written by current or former swim parents and coaches while some are written by current and former swimmers.

Some of our coaches might write their own articles and information as well.
Articles that are not related to the different strokes

GROUP 1
DO YOU HAVE THE PATIENCE TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN THE POOL?

11 THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN TAPER STARTS

5 THINGS ALL SWIMMERS FEAR

6 REASONS SWIM MOMS ARE THE ABSOLUTE BEST

THE 7 CURSES OF BEING A TALENTED SWIMMER

7 QUOTES TO INSPIRE YOU TO GREATNESS THIS SEASON

7 THINGS FAST SWIMMERS DO THAT YOU SHOULD DO TOO

7 TIPS TO DEVELOP MENTAL TOUGHNESS FOR SWIMMERS

6 THINGS TO THINK ABOUT NEXT TIME YOU STUMBLE WITH YOUR SWIMMING

AN AGE GROUP COACH’S THOUGHTS ON GOAL SETTING

4 STEPS TO EFFECTIVE GOAL SETTING

5 Things Most Swimmers Aren’t Ready to Do to Swim Fast

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GROUP 2

12 THINGS NON-SWIMMERS SAY TO SWIMMERS

9 WAYS SWIMMING IS ANALOGOUS TO GOLF

7 WAYS TO USE YOUR SWIMMING LOG MORE EFFECTIVELY

10 THINGS YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT YOURSELF FROM SWIMMING

WHY NOT DREAM A LITTLE BIGGER?

7 THINGS EVERY SWIM OFFICIAL WANTS COACHES, SWIMMERS & PARENTS TO KNOW

6 REASONS TO GET STOKED ABOUT BEING A SELF-DISCIPLINED SWIMMER

GROUP 3

6 TOXIC THOUGHTS EVERY SWIMMER SHOULD DROP

23 COMMON MISTAKES SWIMMERS MAKE THAT UNDERMINE THEIR TRAINING

MENTAL HEALTH IN SWIMMING: A SILENT STRUGGLE – ONE OF MANY

5 WAYS WE TRY TO OUTSMART OUR COACHES

MENTAL HEALTH FOR ATHLETES: 4 STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE SELF TALK

THE 7 TYPES OF SLACKERS ON EVERY SWIM TEAM

MENTAL HEALTH FOR ATHLETES: KRISTEN’S STORY – IT’S OK TO NOT BE OK

High School / College related material


HOW TO FIND A GOOD COLLEGE SWIM TEAM

WHEN IS MY CLUB SWIM COACH GOING TO GET ME RECRUITED?

4 COLLEGE RECRUITING TIPS FOR CLUB SWIM COACHES

5 TIPS FOR SOON TO BE COLLEGIATE SWIMMERS

THE “5 TOOL” RECRUIT: KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE RECRUITING EXPERIENCE

ACC RECRUITING TIP: STAY OFF YOUR CELL PHONE

WHAT I WISH I HAD KNOWN BEFORE SWIMMING IN COLLEGE

ADVICE TO ALL INCOMING FRESHMEN

 
Race, Strokes, and Strength related material

5 TIPS TO CONQUER OPEN WATER SWIMMING

HOW TO MAINTAIN A STRONG CORE

HOW TO RECOVER BETWEEN RACES

YOGA FOR SWIMMERS: INCREASE YOUR CORE STRENGTH

YOGA LESSON PLAN FOR SWIMMERS

3 COMMON FREESTYLE FLIP TURN MISTAKES

3 WAYS TO STAY HYDRATED THIS SUMMER

HOW TO PREPARE FOR LONG COURSE SEASON

DRYLAND: RUNNING 101 WITH LARRY ARNOLD

HOW TO RAMP UP STRENGTH TRAINING

4 EXTERNAL ROTATOR EXERCISES TO PREVENT SHOULDER INJURIES FOR SWIMMERS

RACE DETAILS: 3 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR START

RACE VIDEO: WATCH SARAH SJOSTROM BREAK EUROPEAN RECORD IN WOMEN’S 100 FLY


3 Steps to Overnight Swim Meet Recovery

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4-exercises-to-strengthen-the-shoulders

 

Information and Education for Swim Parents

This section will mostly contain links to web pages that are helpful for parents with children in sports, mainly swimming. Most of the articles will come from USA Swimming, Swimswam.com, Swimming World Magazine, Swim Vortex, and similar sports websites. The majority of the articles are written by current or former swim parents and coaches while some are written by current and former swimmers.

Some of our coaches might write their own articles and information as well.

8 TIPS FOR SWIM PARENTS ABOUT TEAM HOPPING

6 REASONS SWIM MOMS ARE THE ABSOLUTE BEST

THE 7 CURSES OF BEING A TALENTED SWIMMER

SHOUTS FROM THE STANDS: 5 DANGEROUS MISCONCEPTIONS FOR SWIMMING PARENTS TO AVOID

7 THINGS EVERY SWIM OFFICIAL WANTS COACHES, SWIMMERS & PARENTS TO KNOW

5 TIPS FOR SWIM PARENTS ON HOW TO ENCOURAGE YOUR SWIMMER

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Phone: 239-565-4532 ( Pam )
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