{"id":497128,"date":"1987-05-01T22:30:12","date_gmt":"1987-05-02T05:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?post_type=product&#038;p=497128"},"modified":"2022-03-02T09:09:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T16:09:01","slug":"swimming-technique-1987-05","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-technique-1987-05\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming Technique May 1987"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Table of Contents<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Training for the Future . . . . . . . . 11<\/strong>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A concerned Nort Thornton asks the important\u00a0question: Where&#8217;s the base?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Sideview of Backstroke . . . . . . 15<\/strong>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>John Trembley talks about backstroke\u00a0(sidestroke) training at Mercersburg.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lowdown on Lactates . . . . . . . . . 21<\/strong>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Madsen and Lohberg discuss training\u00a0applications of lactate measurements.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bergen Thinks Fast . . . . . . . . . . . 27<\/strong>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>PhiloSophical and practical tidbits from\u00a0one of swimming&#8217;s best-known coaches.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stretching For Speed . . . . . . . . . . 32<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Second of a two-part series on increasing\u00a0your swimmer&#8217;s range of motion.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Departments<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Beneath the Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Abstract View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Bookshelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Pool Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the Cover<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Are three seasons too many? 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