Swimming Technique August 1983

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Table of Contents

 

  • BioMechanics. . . . . . . . . . . . 11

James Hay and Antonio Guimaraes with a quantitative view of swimming races

  • Workout Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Yardage and speed combine in a formula by Costill and King to give intensity

  • Hypoxic Hype . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Misconceptions about controlled breathing are looked at by DeLozier and Israel

  • Experimental Coaching. . . . . . . . . . . . .18

In the second of two articles, Bob Hopper gives some tricks of the trade

  • Pool operations – Troubleshooting . . . . . . . 29

Rich Elliott meets Mr. Murphy, and tells how to deal with the common problems

  • Departments

                 Abstract View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

                 New Pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

                 Index to Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

                 Pool Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

                 Bookshelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

                Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

On the cover

The problem of comparing a low intensity/high-yardage training session to a shorter, more intense workout has been somewhat tricky for coaches trying to assess their athletes’ workloads. On page 24 of this issue, Dave Costill and Douglas King present a method for determining training intensities, utilizing workout velocity as a percentage of maximal sprint velocity. By using their formula, a training session of 5,500 yards swum at high speeds could have a higher intensity rating than an 8,000-yard workout swum at a lower velocity.

The cover presents a hypothetical week of one-a-day training which covers both high-yardage/low-intensity and shorter, high-intensity sessions.

(Illustration by Karen McBride)