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| Diving Advice | 11/7/2008 | George Weber |
Q: I just started diving a little bit ago and are only 4 lessons in. I dive on a 1 meter. I was ...
A: Alexander-- My best advice is to work on making your approach and hurdle as strong and consistent as ...
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| Diving | 11/5/2008 | George Weber |
Q: What is the maximum height of the starting block from the water. ANSWER: Sorry it's taken so long. ...
A: Here is the answer you are looking for(I was a little off on the previous answer. This is from the ...
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| My dive start needs work. | 11/3/2008 | Jessica Montenegro |
Q: I swim at high school level, and I need help with my dive. Whenever I do a dive start for swimming, ...
A: A dive start takes a lot of practice and work so do not feel bad about diving deep at first. You ...
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| Plateaus | 10/27/2008 | Jessica Montenegro |
Q: My 13 year old daughter has hit an almost two year plateau. She was phenomenal at 11 after moving ...
A: i hope I can provide some insight into your daughters new swim habits. First and foremost you should ...
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| breathing whilst swimming | 10/25/2008 | Jessica Montenegro |
Q: I am a 40 something who is learning to swim for the first time but I am having great difficulty ...
A: I apologize for the delayed response but I believe I can offer some insight into your breathing ...
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| lung capacity | 10/23/2008 | Kate Fontaine |
Q: do swimmers tend to have a huge lung capacity or a small one?.. also why is it important for a ...
A: I do not know the exact physiology regarding lung capacity of swimmers. Most competitive swimmers do ...
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| Mental Issues in Swimming | 10/21/2008 | George Weber |
Q: I swim competitively and have been swimming since age 7 (now 15). I swim 7-8x a week and coach on ...
A: Hannah-- Here's a couple of suggestions. First of all, make sure you're having fun. If you are ...
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| swimming kick - backward propulsion | 10/7/2008 | George Weber |
Q: a friend has an ordinary flutter kick but she is propelled backward, not forward, when using it - no ...
A: Constance-- By what you are describing, your friend is bending her knees too much, like pedalling a ...
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| diving and flip-turns | 10/5/2008 | George Weber |
Q: I am losing time on my starts (dive) and flip-turns. For my dives sometimes my legs separate and I ...
A: Leah-- We'll start with your dive. It sounds like you aren't pushing completely with your legs. ...
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| Anti-fog spray/ goggles | 10/2/2008 | Jessica Montenegro |
Q: Does anti-fog spray work? If so, what's in it? Do anti-fog goggles work? If so, does the ...
A: I have honestly never used the anti-fog spray, just good old fashioned spit always did the trick for ...
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| Anti-fog spray/ goggles | 10/2/2008 | George Weber |
Q: Does anti-fog spray work? If so, what's in it? Do anti-fog goggles work? If so, does the ...
A: Jeff-- Sorry this has taken so long for the answer I have. I really haven't had any information or ...
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| FRONT CRAWL BREATHING | 9/27/2008 | April |
Q: I swim frequently doing approx 2/3s of a mile. I also run etc so am reasonably fit. I wanted to ...
A: I, too, had the same problem when I was younger. It depends on what your race is, actually. If ...
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| Getting tired in the middle of lap | 9/22/2008 | Kate Fontaine |
Q: I am a beginner in swimming, I took one session of adult swimming class. I am practicing for past 3 ...
A: First off I would like to congratulate you in making swimming an integrated part of your life. The ...
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| swimming and age | 9/17/2008 | George Weber |
Q: I was wondering how much age affects performance in the water. How much of a drop in swimming ...
A: Greg-- It's hard to say how much times will drop. The difference will probably be more noticable in ...
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| freestyle swimming | 9/8/2008 | George Weber |
Q: MyWhile swimming in freestyle my kick is slow and at times i swim away rom straight line. can u pl. ...
A: Sumit-- The best way to swim in a straight line is to follow the lane line or line on the bottom of ...
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| something wrong with stroke | 9/7/2008 | George Weber |
Q: I am 14 years old and have been competitively swimming for 8. I've been doing pretty well, but I am ...
A: Laura-- It does sound like a little bit of a strength problem, but there is nothing wrong with a ...
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| Diving | 9/6/2008 | George Weber |
Q: I have just started diving. And i have never done gymastics or diving before. And i have to get ...
A: Maddie, the best thing you can do is to start doing a stretching regimine and stomach strengthening ...
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| diving | 9/6/2008 | George Weber |
Q: Hey! I recently gave up competitive gymnastics and after watching the olympics have been seriously ...
A: Jessica-- Believe it or not the stretching you did as a gymnast is ideal for diving. The only ...
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| Top to bottom | 9/5/2008 | George Weber |
Q: When on top of the water what is the best stroke to get to the bottom of a pool, 6-12 feet deep. ...
A: Darren-- As much as that is a very gallant thought, the best thing to do is make sure there is a ...
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| dry exercises | 9/1/2008 | Jessica Montenegro |
Q: helo jessica! i am competative triathle and would like to ask you a question. what are the best dry ...
A: I just started working on triathlon training myself actually. Ok so you do not have to limit ...
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| Freestyle Kicking | 8/31/2008 | George Weber |
Q: I have been learning freestyle very slowly. I have problems in kicking. I would stop kicking when I ...
A: The best way to work on you breathing/kicking is to hold the back end of a kick board and kick with ...
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| improving | 8/29/2008 | April |
Q: ) my name's autumn and i'm sixteen. I've been swimming since i was in third grade. I switched swim ...
A: Could it be that your injuries are hindering you? The only other advice I have for you is to keep on ...
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| Diving | 8/26/2008 | George Weber |
Q: My daughter wants to learn how to dive. We live in Chicago and we don't want to have to drive all ...
A: Julia-- Here are a few clubs to check out, none in Chicago though: Club: Barrington Diving Academy ...
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| Houston Diving???? | 8/22/2008 | George Weber |
Q: I am 13 years old and I am interested in starting competitive diving. I live in houston, but the ...
A: Jamal-- Here are a few that I found: Club: Bay Area Stars Diving Team Contact: Kuni Schultz ...
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| Diving Program | 8/21/2008 | George Weber |
Q: My 16 year old daughter is very interested in becoming a competitive diver. She did competitive ...
A: Ana- Here are the only US Diving clubs I know of: Club: Jersey Rebel Diving Contact: Candace ...
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| MEDAL | 8/17/2008 | Jessica Montenegro |
Q: I want know how much money the U.S sport organization will devote to an athlete(PHELPS) to win a ...
A: This is outside of my expertise, needless to say the money can only affect his training efforts not ...
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| diving | 8/16/2008 | George Weber |
Q: I read that you made some good recommendations for someone regarding diving in the bay area. We ...
A: Kari-- Here are a few clubs in Northern Ca. Club: Stanford Diving Contact: Rick Schavone Address: ...
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| Swim timing follow-up question | 8/16/2008 | Jessica Montenegro |
Q: This questions is of course coming on the heels of M. Phelps' victory in the 100 fly yesterday by ...
A: You are correct to that extent that it is possible that a variable such as the ones you mentioned ...
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| Spitz vs. Phelps | 8/15/2008 | Jessica Montenegro |
Q: Interested in seeing a comparison of Mark Spitz vs. Mike Phelps in the various medal events. How ...
A: This is somewhat outside of my expertise since I haven't been watching too much of the olympics ...
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| Making Varsity | 8/14/2008 | George Weber |
Q: first of all, i have been swimming for most of my life. I'm going to be a junior in high school, and ...
A: Sarah-- For your preseason conditioning, I'd suggest starting with some running(start easy and build ...
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| Diving Boards | 8/14/2008 | George Weber |
Q: I am hoping you can help me find diving boards. I was a competitive diver when I was young and now ...
A: Spencer-- Diving boards haven't been outlawed in Texas, a lot of local Rec. pools don't have them ...
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| New to Swimming | 8/14/2008 | Jessica Montenegro |
Q: .. I'm an 18 year old senior. I run cross country and track and has wanted to swim for a long time ...
A: Hey Jerrod! Glad to help, If you really want to swim for a college you need to look at the college's ...
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| New to Swimming | 8/14/2008 | Jessica Montenegro |
Q: .. I'm an 18 year old senior. I run cross country and track and has wanted to swim for a long time ...
A: First off it is never too late to become good at swimming. I would suggest working on your stroke ...
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| spitting at the blocks | 8/12/2008 | George Weber |
Q: While watching the trials and olympics we noticed that most of the swimmers put a handful of water ...
A: Miles-- Believe it or not even the worlds best get a small case of nervousness and this causes dry ...
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| Help getting started! | 8/11/2008 | George Weber |
Q: My daughter is 6 years old and is obsessed with diving. She wants to learn how to dive off the ...
A: Brandi- I have found only one US diving club in SC, I'm not sure whether it is anywhere you can get ...
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| Swim timing system | 8/9/2008 | Jessica Montenegro |
Q: How does the timing and scoring system work? How do they know exactly who touched the wall first? Is ...
A: Ok so to answer your question there are pads with sensors at each end of the pool that knows which ...
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| ear infection | 8/1/2008 | George Weber |
Q: George I go swimming usually during the weekend (usually 1 or 2 times a wk) when i swim, i only ...
A: Yes it is possible, but not any more than under any other circumstances. The most common ear ...
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| ear infection | 8/1/2008 | April |
Q: April I go swimming usually during the weekend (usually 1 or 2 times a wk) when i swim, i only wear ...
A: Hey John, Yes, it is possible, but there is a very very small chance. Unless you have a skin ...
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| ear infection | 8/1/2008 | Jessica Montenegro |
Q: Jessica I go swimming usually during the weekend (usually 1 or 2 times a wk) when i swim, i only ...
A: Well swimmers ear is very common and painful but still easily treatable. The only 'ear protection' ...
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| body position | 7/31/2008 | George Weber |
Q: I am teaching someone to swim who has been in the water literally twice, both times with me. He is ...
A: Katie-- Slow down a little bit, continue to work on body position with floating, kicking drills. ...
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