Swimming Technique May 1988

Description

Table of Contents

• Back in the Northwest . . . . . . . . . . 8

  Skip Runkle talks about the backstroke program at Multnomah Athletic Club

• Setting A Standard . . . . . . . . . . . 13

  With more coaches entering the realm of lactate testing, standardization is a key

• Annual Buyers Guide . . . . . . . . . 17

  An eight-page guide to products and services available to aquatic professionals

• Is Age Enough? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

  Or should height and weight also be accounted for in competitive divisions?

• Avoiding the Bottle . . . . . . . . . . . 31

  Strategy is important when trying to dissuade young people from alcohol use

• Opening The Doors . . . . . . . . . . . 35

  Proper planning can smooth out the summer opening of your pool facility

Departments

• Beneath the Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
• Abstract View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
• Pool Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
• Bookshelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
• Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

On the Cover

As the process becomes better known and the technology more accessible, more and more coaches are sticking their swimmers’ ear lobes and fingers to measure the lactate concentration in their blood. With a number of different testing protocols available it is sometimes hard for coaches to communicate effectively with one another. Dr. Jan Prins of the University of Hawaii’s Aquatic Research Lab, says that standardizing test procedures is a must if coaches wish to share and understand one another’s data.

Cover photo by Budd Svmes.