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Backstroke with Matt Grevers

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with Matt Grevers,
Olympic and World Champion, Six-time Olympic Medalist, Four-time NCAA National Champion, 27-time NCAA All American

In Swim Like a Champion - Backstroke, you'll get a rare look 'inside the mind' of the world's best backstroker: Matt Grevers. Grevers says every single stroke he takes in practice and in races is executed with purpose and thought. In this video, he will teach you to swim with efficiency and explosive speed by learning good habits and knowing what to think about as you swim.

You will see how his core, hips and arms work together in rhythm, to make backstroke look effortless. He has developed ways to cut hundredths of a second from the various components of his race and is ready to share his secrets with you in this unique DVD.

As an engaging clinician, Grevers is well versed at dissecting the seven components for swimming flawless backstroke. For this video, he has compiled his favorite drills and breaks down in detail how he generates power and speed. Learn to leverage the connection between your hips, arms and "fully engaged core". Watch and learn about his incredibly powerful start, thundering breakouts, and turns. This DVD will show you Grevers' "lunge" finish and all his other secrets.

Never before has a video been produced that captures the intangibles of swimming backstroke in a more explicit way. The insight, explanations, demonstrations and candid personal observations of Olympic Champion Matt Grevers in conjunction with the use of many simultaneous cameras give an unrivaled, dynamic perspective of what every movement and every stroke should look and feel like.

If you are serious about being a winning swimmer, this DVD will become one of your most valuable tools. You will watch it over and over again because it contains everything you need to improve your stroke! When something didn't 'feel right' in practice, Matt will have the answer in Swim Like a Champion - Backstroke.


Eddie Reese on Swimming

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Eddie Reese on Swimming:
  • What to look for in a stroke
  • Drills that enhance technique and performance
  • Common Errors and Corrections
  • Turn and breakouts
  • Start and breakouts

Eddie Reese is synonymous with excellence in the sport of swimming. Reese is a three-time United States Men's Olympic Team head coach and his Texas Men's Swimming teams have won nine NCAA Championships. Eddie has been awarded NCAA Coach of the Year honors eight times. One of the most innovative teachers and technicians in the sport, Reese's gifted eye affords him an uncanny ability to relate stroke/technique nuances to his swimmers that allow them to reach unprecedented levels of success. Each DVD includes: a technical discussion of what Eddie looks for in a stroke, drills for technique and performance enhancement, common errors (and corrections) of the stroke, as well a technical breakdown of the turn and breakout and the start and breakout.

Championship Winning Backstroke

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with Richard Quick,
former Auburn University Head Men's and Women's Swim Coach;
former Stanford University Head Women's Swimming Coach, 3X Olympic Coach, 12 NCAA Team Championships, 5X NCAA Coach of the Year
and Milt Nelms,
World-renowned coach, clinician, and artist/illustrator.

Beginning with a thorough on-deck discussion of the Posture, Line and Balance concepts as they apply to the backstroke with Coach Richard Quick. Coach Milt Nelms then validates Posture, Line and Balance concepts in the classroom through explanations and exquisite drawings that are sure to enhance your understanding of the concepts. Back in the pool, Quick builds the backstroke in a drill-by-drill progression with demonstrations enhanced with footage shot above and underwater. Quick is not only an expert stroke technician, but also exhibits an amazing degree of energy, motivation and excitement that enhances the learning in this video! Staying true to his "inside/out" philosophy of stroke development, Quick sequences through balance drills related to core body position for the backstroke. Next, building upon the core balance drills, Quick begins to incorporate the extremities as balance tools that reinforce "front quadrant swimming" for the stroke. Quick then shares progression drills that uniquely and sequentially combine the drills into a balanced and rhythmical full stroke within a 25. The drill sequences culminate with a complete look at the full stroke from both a side and head-on.

48 minutes. 2003.

Becoming a Champion Swimmer: Freestyle

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with Richard Quick,
former Auburn University Head Men's and Women's Swim Coach;
former Stanford University Head Women's Swimming Coach,
12 NCAA Team Championships, 5X NCAA "Coach of the Year"

Richard Quick's first key to successful freestyle is learning to maintain an efficient and balanced body position that is not compromised when arm movement is added. Next, Coach Quick shares a thorough explanation of the arm movement and demonstrates proper hand placement into the water. Quick then builds the stroke through a series of easy to follow drills that teach proper posture, line, and balance. Quick's proven drill sequence also includes recovery strategies that assist in keeping the body in a forward focused line on the water - not wavering from side to side. Quick's drills also assure proper timing of the breathing in the stroke. In a review and critique of the full freestyle stroke, you will see the successful results of Quick's drill sequence as his young demonstrators swim a fluid and efficient freestyle stroke.

65 minutes. 2006.

Championship Winning Breaststroke

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with Richard Quick,
Auburn University Head Men's and Women's Swim Coach;
former Stanford University Head Women's Swimming Coach, 3X Olympic Coach, 12 NCAA Team Championships, 5X NCAA Coach of the Year
and Milt Nelms,
World-renowned coach, clinician, and artist/illustrator.

Championship Winning Breaststroke opens with a thorough on deck demonstration of the basics of the stroke specifically showing how Posture, Line and Balance concepts align with the nuances of the breaststroke. In the classroom, Coach Nelm's illustrations of Bill Boomer's "inside/out" theories (core first, extremities last) paint a vivid conceptual picture of the Posture, Line and Balance concepts. In the pool, Quick teaches and coaches drill progressions that will enable a balanced rhythmical breaststroke. The drills/progressions are categorized as: Balance/Undulation Drills - learning/feeling balance above & below the line; Cobra Drills - proper hip movement necessary; Kick Drills - proper kicking technique, stroke timing and conditioning; Wall Drills - incorporate Posture, Line and Balance concepts into the long pull or pullout. All demonstrations are greatly enhanced with the inclusion of both above-water and underwater footage. Championship Winning Breaststroke is the most comprehensive breaststroke instruction available anywhere.

75 minutes. 2003.

Technical Freestyle

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with Matt Kredich,
University of Tennessee Head Coach;
2008 SEC Women's Coach of the Year, 4x Ivy League Coach of the Year

This presentation highlights the technical elements that are critical to swimming great technical freestyle. Kredich's innovative drills isolate the most critical positions for attaining forward momentum on the straightest line possible!

ON DECK
Coach Kredich begins on the Vasa Trainer with a physics discussion involving drag forces that a swimmer is faced with when swimming freestyle. This discussion and demonstration shows how to use the levers of the arm while engaging the lats, back and core. Kredich demonstrates how executing a deep catch and then applying pressure on as much surface area on the water as possible in the direction that you want the body to go offers the most effective way to generate forward momentum with each arm pull. This science made simple demonstration incorporates positioning and movement through the entry, catch, pull, finish and recovery. Kredich next shows the basis of long axis swimming with demonstrations of how to execute rotation with good hip stability utilizing boxing gloves.

IN THE POOL
In the Kick segment, Kredich reviews the goals of the leg movement required to execute an effective flutter kick. He includes three drills that work on vertical kicking and "speed position" kicking.

This leads into a one arm freestyle drill that trains the entry into the catch position - perhaps the most critical arm movement of the stroke. The kick, the pull and the rotation are critical elements of moving the fingertips down and forward to attain a deep catch position. Kredich presents two unique drills that help isolate the deep catch position with a focus on core connection for better balance and line.

Kredich combines the elements of the body position, kicking and deep catch drills into a full stroke demonstration.

Building upon the deep catch concept, Kredich presents a three-drill series that trains the swimmer to be aware of critical elements of the stroke, including sculling. He also shows a very unique sequence that forces the swimmer to connect the core to the deep catch and forearm anchor concept.

In a segment on Recovery, Kredich discusses varying recovery styles that may best suit each individual swimmer. He presents a five-drill sequence that combines the elements of the deep catch to the recovery, breathing and timing of the stroke offering a variety of ways to let the swimmer feel various stroke elements. Again, this skill set sequence is followed with a series of full stroke demonstrations.

Order now and learn the newest, most efficient ways to move through the water in freestyle!

84 minutes. 2011.

Butterfly with Claire Donahue and Tyler McGill

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with Claire Donahue;
Olympic and World Championships Gold Medalist />and
Tyler McGill;
2012 Olympian, Three-time World Championships' Gold Medalist, Two-time NCAA Champion

Winning butterflyers move through the water smoothly with perfect posture, and a surging power that is magical to watch. Swimming top caliber butterfly is accomplished by establishing a perfect bodyline, balance, length, power and timing.

Swim Like a Champion - Butterfly takes you 'inside the minds' of two of the world's most successful butterflyers: Claire Donahue and Tyler McGill. They are expert clinicians and are proficient at breaking down the components of their strokes in a way that any level of swimmer can understand.

Donahue and McGill dissect the butterfly stroke into components and demonstrate drills to improve whatever is needed for your individual stroke. They articulately teach what they think about in the water and how they make a "connection" between every part of their body to establish the perfect movements necessary for the best butterfly. You will also learn how to bring explosiveness and power to your starts, turns, breakouts and finishes.

Never before has a video been able to capture the intangibles of swimming flawless butterfly in a more explicit way. The use of many simultaneous cameras - including underwater and overhead - give an unrivaled, helpful perspective of what every movement and every stroke should look and feel like! Unscripted insight and candid observations from Donahue and McGill make the time spent with this video as valuable as any instruction you've ever had.

You will view this video again and again. You will begin to feel and internalize what you are doing in the water and will want to watch, compare and incorporate what you see into your own stroke.

Enjoy and "Swim Like a Champion!"

95 minutes. 2014.

Becoming a Champion Swimmer: Starts & Turns

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with Richard Quick,
former Auburn University Head Men's and Women's Swim Coach;
former Stanford University Head Women's Swimming Coach,
12 NCAA Team Championships, 5X NCAA "Coach of the Year"

Coach Richard Quick's start drill sequences are designed have the swimmer enter the entire body through the "hole" in the water and carry that speed into the stroke. Beginning with the forward start, Coach Quick leads his young demonstrators through a series of kneeling drills before moving up to the actual block start position. Quick utilizes the track start that affords maximum stability on the block and allows a quick take off. Quick then shares a lead up sequence for the backstroke start that is designed to get the hips over the water on the start before moving to the full backstroke starts. In the Turns segment of this video, Quick begins with turns for free and backstroke. Starting with the basics of body rotation, Quick progresses through a series of drills that result in teaching a swimmer that the tighter you can tuck the faster you can spin and the faster the turn. Quick also shares free and backstroke breakout strategies that include both a dolphin kick breakout and a flutter kick breakout. Quick then moves into turns for the breaststroke and butterfly. He builds the turn from the basics of teaching body rotation along with mid pool drills that require a tight tuck and fast spin before teaching the full turn at the wall for fly and breast. Quick teaches the basics of the breakouts for fly and the breaststroke and includes detailed instruction on how to do an efficient pullout. Quick then goes through all of the turns for the individual medley.

58 minutes. 2006.


Championship Winning Walls: Underwater Swimming - The Fifth Competitive Stroke

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with Richard Quick,
former Auburn University Head Men's and Women's Swim Coach;
former Stanford University Head Women's Swimming Coach, 3X Olympic Coach, 12 NCAA Team Championships, 5X NCAA Coach of the Year
and Milt Nelms,
World-renowned coach, clinician, and artist/illustrator.

In Underwater Swimming - The Fifth Competitive Stroke, Richard Quick discusses the fact that in many competitive races today, up to 60% of the race can be done underwater! Quick presents drills and skills that will equip you to take your swimmers' underwater capabilities to a new level. This video begins with Coach Nelms in the classroom, explaining with fantastic illustrations just how Posture, Line and Balance are factors in wall push-off set-ups for successful underwater swimming by learning to utilize what he calls the "Power Triangle." In the pool, Quick shares Posture, Line and Balance skill development of body undulation on the front, side, and back positions. He continues with incorporating these skills into drills that are designed to teach swimmers how to successfully use body undulation in their push-offs through full stroke breakouts for fly, back and free. Quick also shares the nuances of "fish swimming," and how to apply it to fly, back and free and then demonstrates the use of several pieces of training apparatus including: Front snorkel, monofin, short fins. Excellent instruction!

41 minutes. 2003.

Swimming Faster the Auburn Way: Training and Race Strategies for Breaststroke and Butterfly

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with David Marsh, 2012 US Olympic Team Assistant Coach
8 X NCAA Coach of the Year,
12 X NCAA Championships at Auburn;
3x Olympic Coach,
Head Coach, Mecklenburg Aquatic Club of North Carolina
and Dave Durden, Auburn assistant coach

In this seven-part instructional DVD, David Marsh begins with an overall seasonal planning segment for training all mid distance strokers. Coach Marsh breaks down the season into early season, mid-season stage one, mid-season stage two and taper. Marsh shares training methodology for each of the segments and includes test sets that he likes to use during the specific phases. Marsh also includes dryland and strength training breakdowns for each of these seasonal segments as well as breaking out how he would implement these strategies in a shorter high school season. The rest of the video features include:

  • Part 2: Breaststroke Specific Training Strategies - how breaststroke training fits into the overall seasonal plan.
  • Part 3: Breaststroke Training Toys - the variety of training equipment he utilizes with his breaststrokers.
  • Part 4: Race Strategies for Breaststroke - break down of the breaststroke races - short and long course.
  • Part 5: Butterfly Specific Training Strategies - break out of the fly-specific training as it relates to the seasonal phases.
  • Part 6: Training Toys for the Butterfly- Durden shares how a variety of devises fit into butterfly training at Auburn.
  • Part 7: Butterfly Race Strategies - Durden breaks down race specifics for both short and long course butterfly events.

75 minutes. 2004.

Championship Winning Breaststroke

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with Richard Quick,
Auburn University Head Men's and Women's Swim Coach;
former Stanford University Head Women's Swimming Coach, 3X Olympic Coach, 12 NCAA Team Championships, 5X NCAA Coach of the Year
and Milt Nelms,
World-renowned coach, clinician, and artist/illustrator.

Championship Winning Breaststroke opens with a thorough on deck demonstration of the basics of the stroke specifically showing how Posture, Line and Balance concepts align with the nuances of the breaststroke. In the classroom, Coach Nelm's illustrations of Bill Boomer's "inside/out" theories (core first, extremities last) paint a vivid conceptual picture of the Posture, Line and Balance concepts. In the pool, Quick teaches and coaches drill progressions that will enable a balanced rhythmical breaststroke. The drills/progressions are categorized as: Balance/Undulation Drills - learning/feeling balance above & below the line; Cobra Drills - proper hip movement necessary; Kick Drills - proper kicking technique, stroke timing and conditioning; Wall Drills - incorporate Posture, Line and Balance concepts into the long pull or pullout. All demonstrations are greatly enhanced with the inclusion of both above-water and underwater footage. Championship Winning Breaststroke is the most comprehensive breaststroke instruction available anywhere.

75 minutes. 2003.

Teaching the Forward Start: The Coach's Guide

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with Trip Hedrick,
former Iowa State University Men's Swimming Coach;
Master Swimming World Record Holder, multi-time National Masters Swimming Champion and world record holder

In this 3-part DVD Hedrick shares a progressive system of drills, skills and instruction for teaching and coaching the forward start. Hedrick's drill system can easily be implemented with large numbers of swimmers of varying ability levels.

  • Part 1, Deck Drills, includes a six-drill kneeling dive progression, a three-drill agility progression and an eight-drill standing dive progression. Hedrick then shares a "false dive" series that drills the set up and initial body movement of the track start followed by water entry dives from the deck. All of the deck drills are taught and demonstrated using a 13 & 14-year-old swimmer, followed by large group demonstrations with swimmers of varying ability levels ranging from ages 6 to14.
  • In Part 2, On the Blocks, Hedrick shares individual technique instruction (with demonstration) of three track start techniques, each differing in the set up i.e., body position and arm movement.
  • In Part 3, Relay Take-offs, Hedrick shares the basics for teaching the arm swing step-up relay start with foot placement/sequence variations that include: Two feet back to a one front foot takeoff, two back-two front, and one back-two front.

64 minutes. 2006.

Faster Swimming 14 Week Training Program

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High school coaches have been asking for a shorter training program than the 23 Week training program (MB-00823). Here is the answer.

The 14 Week Training Program was designed specifically with swimming and dryland workouts needed to get your high school and middle school swimmers in shape, increase aerobic capacity, teaching them how to sprint and then tapering them for championship meets. It features:

  • 200+ Pages - easy to use; easy to follow
  • 70+ Swim Workouts that follow a comprehensive plan.
  • 28 Dryland Workouts to build strength and power.
  • A complete 6 Week Taper
  • A full introduction to guide you through the season.
  • Just tear out, take to the pool and train.
  • This program can be adapted to swimming two-three or up to six times a week, with any yardage amount you desire to swim. The important thing is to follow the regime and do all that is planned.
    • The beginning of this program assumes that you are starting your season and eases you into practices while developing your aerobic base.
    • The mid-season, weeks 8-16 are the core that include the main work-load of aerobic swimming while introducing speed.
    • The last seven weeks will develop and fine tune your speed and power, while maintaining your aerobic base.
    The full program will enable you to swim multiple championship meets several weeks in a row while continuing to improve your times. If you only have one championship meet the work-outs can be adjusted to hit your peak. The weight lifting and dryland programs follow suit to the seasonal plan and are essential to speed and power.

    2011.

  • Championship Winning Backstroke

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    with Richard Quick,
    former Auburn University Head Men's and Women's Swim Coach;
    former Stanford University Head Women's Swimming Coach, 3X Olympic Coach, 12 NCAA Team Championships, 5X NCAA Coach of the Year
    and Milt Nelms,
    World-renowned coach, clinician, and artist/illustrator.

    Beginning with a thorough on-deck discussion of the Posture, Line and Balance concepts as they apply to the backstroke with Coach Richard Quick. Coach Milt Nelms then validates Posture, Line and Balance concepts in the classroom through explanations and exquisite drawings that are sure to enhance your understanding of the concepts. Back in the pool, Quick builds the backstroke in a drill-by-drill progression with demonstrations enhanced with footage shot above and underwater. Quick is not only an expert stroke technician, but also exhibits an amazing degree of energy, motivation and excitement that enhances the learning in this video! Staying true to his "inside/out" philosophy of stroke development, Quick sequences through balance drills related to core body position for the backstroke. Next, building upon the core balance drills, Quick begins to incorporate the extremities as balance tools that reinforce "front quadrant swimming" for the stroke. Quick then shares progression drills that uniquely and sequentially combine the drills into a balanced and rhythmical full stroke within a 25. The drill sequences culminate with a complete look at the full stroke from both a side and head-on.

    48 minutes. 2003.

    Swimming Faster Freestyle

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    with David Marsh, 2012 US Olympic Team Assistant Coach
    8 X NCAA Coach of the Year,
    12 X NCAA Championships at Auburn;
    3x Olympic Coach,
    Head Coach, Mecklenburg Aquatic Club of North Carolina

    Fast freestyle has truly been the cornerstone of the emergence and continued dominance of Auburn Swimming. In this 4-part instructional DVD, David Marsh shares the swimming drills, skills, and techniques that have guided his Auburn swimmers to unparalleled success!

    • Part 1: Begins with a narrative review of the full stroke technique of former Auburn All-American Rada Owen followed by an on deck demonstration/discussion of the components of the freestyle.
    • Part 2: 12-drill progression to build the ideal freestyle beginning with establishing core body position and rotation. Marsh adds the arm movement through single arm drills with rotation. Marsh includes a segment of drills using a front snorkel to allow swimmers to focus on arm movement and rotation without having to add the skill of breathing. Part 2 also includes unique drills that help teach a "3/4 catch-up" stroke designed to achieve the goal of achieving a "high catch position."
    • Part 3: Marsh uses a telestrator to give a detailed breakdown of both an elite swimmer and a "mid-level" swimmer's freestyle stroke cycle.
    • Part 4: Recap section. The components necessary for swimming faster freestyle are reviewed. Incredible underwater and slow motion footage enhance this exceptional swimming DVD

    38 minutes. 2004.


    All Access Butterfly with Matt Kredich featuring Christine Magnuson

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    with Matt Kredich,
    University of Tennessee Head Coach;
    2008 SEC Women's Coach of the Year, 4x Ivy League Coach of the Year

    Christine Magnuson,
    2008 Olympic Silver Medalist 100M Fly,
    2008 Olympic Trials 100 M Fly Champion, 2008 NCAA 100 yd Butterfly Champion

    In this break through presentation, Kredich and Magnuson team up to share with you over 3 hours of comprehensive instruction on the butterfly. Get a detailed look at the stroke, start, and turn, along with race day strategies and routines.

    This in-depth instruction is broken down into 13 segments:

    • Undulation Drills. Kredich takes Magnuson through a front and side undulation sequence that focuses on creating a forward movement on a very tight line.
    • Pull Drills: Learn a five-drill sequence that connects the tight line undulation to the propulsion that the pull creates.
    • Catch Drills. Discover innovative positional drills that will allow your swimmers to experience the feel of the catch without full stroke swimming.
    • Full Stroke and Stroke Inefficiencies. Kredich provides full stroke demonstration and instruction, common stroke errors and full stroke analysis. Learn what to look for as you watch your swimmers swim the butterfly, what errors might be slowing them down, the best angles to view your swimmers, and more.
    • The Pull. Kredich utilizes a Vasa Trainer and Swiss balls to breakdown all segments of the pull. He vividly demonstrates how the proper pull technique can effect body position.
    • The Kick. Get a complete on-deck instructional breakdown of the timing of each of the two kicks in the butterfly stroke. Engage your swimmers in a variety of multi positional kicking drills.
    • Evolution of Christine's butterfly. Listen in as Kredich and Magnuson share a candid conversation on how Christine's stroke evolved to the championship form that it is today; including the decision to switch from front breathing to side breathing.
    • The Breath. Learn the timing technique of the breath and get instruction for both front and side breathing and the benefits of each.
    • The Start. See a step-by-step breakdown of the block set up, dive execution, entry and breakout of Christine's start.
    • The Turn. Kredich focuses on a tight, fast and efficient spin that gives the best opportunity for a fast and efficient change of direction at the wall.
    • The Finish. Pick up a highly effective drill that will teach and train your swimmers to shape their body in a position that is optimal for forward momentum.
    • Race Day Warm-up. Gain insight and strategies for teaching your swimmers to evaluate their feel and stroke efficiency in sprints and pace work during warm-ups at a meet.

    In her technical suit, Magnuson performs her pre race sprints, while Kredich offers a hands-on look into how to enhance the swimmer's meet performance.

    • The Race. Magnuson takes you through her pre-race routine from the ready room through the start of a race. She shares her thoughts on how she approaches her race. This segment serves as a great example to swimmers to stay within themselves to attain their best performance.

    Now you can use the same techniques that took Christine Magnuson from all conference to Olympic silver medalist in just three years.

    190 minutes. (2 DVDs). 2010.

    Backstroke with Matt Grevers

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    with Matt Grevers,
    Olympic and World Champion, Six-time Olympic Medalist, Four-time NCAA National Champion, 27-time NCAA All American

    In Swim Like a Champion - Backstroke, you'll get a rare look 'inside the mind' of the world's best backstroker: Matt Grevers. Grevers says every single stroke he takes in practice and in races is executed with purpose and thought. In this video, he will teach you to swim with efficiency and explosive speed by learning good habits and knowing what to think about as you swim.

    You will see how his core, hips and arms work together in rhythm, to make backstroke look effortless. He has developed ways to cut hundredths of a second from the various components of his race and is ready to share his secrets with you in this unique DVD.

    As an engaging clinician, Grevers is well versed at dissecting the seven components for swimming flawless backstroke. For this video, he has compiled his favorite drills and breaks down in detail how he generates power and speed. Learn to leverage the connection between your hips, arms and "fully engaged core". Watch and learn about his incredibly powerful start, thundering breakouts, and turns. This DVD will show you Grevers' "lunge" finish and all his other secrets.

    Never before has a video been produced that captures the intangibles of swimming backstroke in a more explicit way. The insight, explanations, demonstrations and candid personal observations of Olympic Champion Matt Grevers in conjunction with the use of many simultaneous cameras give an unrivaled, dynamic perspective of what every movement and every stroke should look and feel like.

    If you are serious about being a winning swimmer, this DVD will become one of your most valuable tools. You will watch it over and over again because it contains everything you need to improve your stroke! When something didn't 'feel right' in practice, Matt will have the answer in Swim Like a Champion - Backstroke.

    Butterfly with Claire Donahue and Tyler McGill

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    with Claire Donahue;
    Olympic and World Championships Gold Medalist />and
    Tyler McGill;
    2012 Olympian, Three-time World Championships' Gold Medalist, Two-time NCAA Champion

    Winning butterflyers move through the water smoothly with perfect posture, and a surging power that is magical to watch. Swimming top caliber butterfly is accomplished by establishing a perfect bodyline, balance, length, power and timing.

    Swim Like a Champion - Butterfly takes you 'inside the minds' of two of the world's most successful butterflyers: Claire Donahue and Tyler McGill. They are expert clinicians and are proficient at breaking down the components of their strokes in a way that any level of swimmer can understand.

    Donahue and McGill dissect the butterfly stroke into components and demonstrate drills to improve whatever is needed for your individual stroke. They articulately teach what they think about in the water and how they make a "connection" between every part of their body to establish the perfect movements necessary for the best butterfly. You will also learn how to bring explosiveness and power to your starts, turns, breakouts and finishes.

    Never before has a video been able to capture the intangibles of swimming flawless butterfly in a more explicit way. The use of many simultaneous cameras - including underwater and overhead - give an unrivaled, helpful perspective of what every movement and every stroke should look and feel like! Unscripted insight and candid observations from Donahue and McGill make the time spent with this video as valuable as any instruction you've ever had.

    You will view this video again and again. You will begin to feel and internalize what you are doing in the water and will want to watch, compare and incorporate what you see into your own stroke.

    Enjoy and "Swim Like a Champion!"

    95 minutes. 2014.

    Faster Swimming 14 Week Training Program

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    High school coaches have been asking for a shorter training program than the 23 Week training program (MB-00823). Here is the answer.

    The 14 Week Training Program was designed specifically with swimming and dryland workouts needed to get your high school and middle school swimmers in shape, increase aerobic capacity, teaching them how to sprint and then tapering them for championship meets. It features:

    • 200+ Pages - easy to use; easy to follow
    • 70+ Swim Workouts that follow a comprehensive plan.
    • 28 Dryland Workouts to build strength and power.
    • A complete 6 Week Taper
    • A full introduction to guide you through the season.
    • Just tear out, take to the pool and train.
  • This program can be adapted to swimming two-three or up to six times a week, with any yardage amount you desire to swim. The important thing is to follow the regime and do all that is planned.
    • The beginning of this program assumes that you are starting your season and eases you into practices while developing your aerobic base.
    • The mid-season, weeks 8-16 are the core that include the main work-load of aerobic swimming while introducing speed.
    • The last seven weeks will develop and fine tune your speed and power, while maintaining your aerobic base.
    The full program will enable you to swim multiple championship meets several weeks in a row while continuing to improve your times. If you only have one championship meet the work-outs can be adjusted to hit your peak. The weight lifting and dryland programs follow suit to the seasonal plan and are essential to speed and power.

    2011.

  • Championship Stroke Breakdown Series: Freestyle Breakdown

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    with Arthur Albiero,
    University of Louisville Head Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Coach;
    2014 Men's and Women's ACC Champions; 2012 National Coach of the Year; 2014 ACC Coach of the Year (3x Big East Coach of the Year);
    2012 Olympic Coach for Portugal; back-to-back-to-back Big East Women's Championships (2011-13)

    One of the most effective ways to improve your freestyle swimming technique is to break down the stroke into its main components, improve each component, and then rebuild the stroke.

    2012 National Coach of the Year Arthur Albiero provides drill progressions that isolate the key components of freestyle for all swimmers wanting to improve their stroke. Three-time NCAA Champion Joao De Lucca provides demonstrations for over 20 different drills, as well as starts, turns and relay take offs.

    Coach Albiero outlines the key components of freestyle - from body line, kicking and breathing to starts, turns and breakouts.

    Body Line
    Learn a five-drill progression designed to create a tight body line that will minimize drag and keep the swimmer's body fully engaged from fingertips to toes. This progression provides balance through core stabilization. Throughout the progression, Albiero notes which drills De Lucca favors because they play to his strengths and which ones he doesn't favor although they remain valuable as they address his challenges - and why both are important.

    Pull Progression
    Discover drills for addressing every aspect of the freestyle pull - from the catch through the middle scull to the finish.

    Coach Albiero's "Pull Drill" progression advances from sculling drills that focus on feeling the water to catch drills. Albiero adds a little twist to these familiar drills by using tools like snorkels, paddles, sponges and tennis balls to isolate components.

    This progression helps swimmers develop slow hands in the front of the pull and fast hands in the back of the pull phase into the hand exit for excellent timing, tempo and rhythm. Coach Albiero teaches an eight-drill progression that transitions from a sculling focus during the beginning of the propulsive phase to swimming with a complete superb freestyle stroke.

    Turn & Starts & Turns
    Coach Albiero analyzes the elements of a fast freestyle turn. He breaks down the wall approach, foot positioning on the wall, the ideal body line leaving the wall, the dolphins and the breakout stroke.In addition, you will gain insights into the forward start and the two-step relay start. Albiero demonstrates the mechanics of the start and discusses the ideal "feel" when on the blocks - stable, comfortable and relaxed but ready to react.

    Strategies
    Great technique is just part of the equation when it comes to lowering times. In this segment, Coach Albiero interviews three-time NCAA champion De Lucca about race strategies for 200, 100 and 50 freestyle. They discuss pace, breathing, and use of straight arm recovery at turns and finishes for a burst of speed. This interview will give swimmers insight into the level of planning required to maximize meet performances.

    Help your athletes refine their freestyle by using component training and drill progressions to swim faster and more efficiently.

    39 minutes. 2015.

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