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Swimming workout: How to breathe forward in butterfly.

Today's post is another great swimming workout that will help you with the breath in butterfly. Butterfly breathing should be as low as possible and should aim to drive the body forward. If it's not done properly, it ruins the body's streamling and stops forward progress. This causes a great loss of energy, which is essential for swimming all strokes and especially the butterfly stroke.

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Race tactics for the 200 fly event

The 200 butterfly is a 200 race like any other, so all the suggestions for this type of events apply here too. But swimmers and coaches alike know that this race has something special about it. Swimming a good 200 fly requires aerobic speed that can be maintained, which requires that you'll focus on this type of training. Some additional tips for the 200 fly race are the following:

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General racing tips for age groupers

How one swims a race matters, and there are many ways to race poorly and spoil good training. Physiologically, an even paced race takes best advantage of a swimmer's energy resources. This is true for elite swimmers who are driven, mentally tough, and used to hurting and who will use all the energy they have. Fos age group swimmers though, this might not be the best tactic. For age groupers, mental state is a key aspect in swimming a good race. Often if they see that they are far behind the other swimmers, they drop the race and stop trying . It doesn't matter how much energy they have in their bodies, if they feel that they cannot win the race they have no interest in using it. Alternatively, if they think that they have a chance to succeed, they will give all they have and surprise everyone with their toughness.

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Put on a swimming cap without pulling your hair (for women)

Swim caps primare use is to create less resistance in the water as well as to keep the hair out of the swimmer's face while swimming. They also help to keep the hair dry and protect them form the pool's chemical but they cannot do that completely. Most of them are made of either latex or silicone, which tend to stick to dry hair. Putting on a swim cap without pulling or snagging hair is a challenge. So, here are some tips that can help you avoid the discomfort and prevent you from damaging the cap.

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Modify your aqua fitness lesson for different populations

Aqua fitness instructors should never assume that every participant in their class have the same fitness level. Neither should they assume that older participants need a gentle workout. What they should do is to observe their participants to see what they are capable of, and teach to those capabilities. Instructors should be ready to offer options for those who want a higher intensity level as well as options for those who need a lower intensity level from the rest of the class. 

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