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About Leo Salinas
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Expertise
I can answer questions about competitive swimming, from high school and club competitions to Division 1 college and international swim meets.

Experience
High School and NCAA Academic All American swimmer. I placed 29th in the 400 free at the 2004 Olympics, and represented my native Mexico in other international competitions such as World Championships and World University Games. I have trained under great coaches and have learned extensively from them. I currently train for fitness only and coach masters swimming in Richmond, VA.

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B.S.Economics Georgia Tech M.A Economics University of Virginia

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Questions Answered By Expert  Leo Salinas 
In Category  Swimming & Diving

SubjectDate Asked

back strength2/15/2009
  Q: Cool tips and swim history! I was wondering about your thoughts on back strength because I've been ...
  A: seems pretty normal, its typical to develop a strong back and lats for swimmers. I don't imagine ...
Levels of competition world wide.2/4/2009
  Q: What are teh levels of swiming competition world-wide?
  A: World wide competition is governed by FINA. The major international competitions are the world ...
Best swim gear for training12/7/2008
  Q: I am. Currently training to be a competitive swimmer and I train once a week with a coach and the ...
  A: being tall helps, good rotation is a must, big feet help especially if you have flexible ankles. as ...
Best swim gear for training12/3/2008
  Q: I am. Currently training to be a competitive swimmer and I train once a week with a coach and the ...
  A: If I were to recommend you just one piece of equipment it would be a kick board, and they usually ...
college swimming1/24/2008
  Q: i am a high school swimmer who began swimming in seventh grade. i have never swam for a club team, ...
  A: I looked up Loyola's swimming website and they have a pretty decent swim program, and awesome pool. ...
swimming performance12/16/2007
  Q: Leo, My daughter age 13 has been competitive swimming since the age of 9. She has seen gradual ...
  A: Sometimes girls do plateau at an early age, but usually not 13, maybe at 14 or 15. But from what ...
My Start12/15/2007
  Q: Whenever I'm in a race, I get off the blocks slower than everyone else, therefore leaveing me a ...
  A: You need to just practice and practice. I imagine it's a combination of both a bad start and bad ...
getting faster12/11/2007
  Q: I'm in high school and have been swimming all my life, but not on any teams. The first time i was on ...
  A: Good to hear you joined a team, that's the first step in really becoming a fast swimmer. For the 50 ...
Swimming Performance12/3/2007
  Q: Leo, my 14 1/2 year old daughter has competed at national level and swam PBs in her major events in ...
  A: It is true to sometimes girls are unable to match the times they went when they 14 or 15. But from ...
Swimming Faster11/2/2007
  Q: I want to know how to swim faster. I can swim 25 yards in 18 seconds. I need to reach a speed of 50 ...
  A: What kind of training do you do, and who do you train with? I don't know anyone who swims under 30 ...
How to do breathing?10/29/2007
  Q: my question is that how breathing cud be performed smoothly while swimming free style coz i can ...
  A: During freestyle you continuously exhale through your nose while you swim and your face is ...

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