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 *Game - Ride the River*

An activity in which students run in a circle in the pool, then ride the current they've created.
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 *Low Iron & Anaerobic Training*

Low iron affects anaerobic as well as aerobic performance, because iron is a component of a lactic acid reducing enzyme in the muscles.
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 *Floating - Sinkers Can Raise Arms*

Raising their arms over their heads can help swimmers who have trouble staying horizontal when they float.
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 *Survival - Cold Water Tips*

For survival in cold water, avoid drownproofing, get onto the boat if possible, and if forced to stay in the water, keep the body compact.
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 *Crawl - Alternate Breathing Test*

A test to determine those swimmers for whom alternate breathing in the front crawl is more effective than the conventional breathing technique.
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 *Breaststroke-Upside Down Kick*

Keep your swimmers' hips high in the breaststroke kick by having them perform it upside down.
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 *Games - Centipede Swim*

A team activity in which students swim in a line, stroking with one arm while holding another swimmer with the other.
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 *Explosive Breathing for Buoyancy*

Holding their breath and exhaling explosively can help swimmers swim higher in the water.
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 *Listen to Music Before Competing?*

Does listening to music before a swimming race improve actual race performance?
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 *Which Stroke Uses the Most Energy?*

The breaststroke, not the butterfly, uses the most calories of all the swimming strokes.
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 *Breaststroke-Keep the Head Low*

Two coaching cues your breaststrokers can use to keep their head lower in the water for better streamlining.
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 *Dive - Standing Front Dive Cues*

Coaching cues and a drill using a hula hoop that will improve students' front dive ability.
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 *Game - Partner Pulling*

A drill in which a swimmer uses only the arms while pulling a partner.
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 *Butterfly - Side Breathing*

Contrary to its intention, turning the head to breathe in the butterfly stroke takes more energy than the traditional straight ahead technique.
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 *Crawl - Eye Focus*

Focus a few feet ahead on the bottom of the pool to produce the ideal head position in the front crawl.
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