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July 2019
Opportunities in July
Freestyle Technique 4-Lesson (Small Group) Series
- Starting Thursday, July 25, in Salem, Oregon
New Swimmer 4-Week (Small Group) Series
- Starting Monday, July 1, in Salem, Oregon
Pool Comfort 4-Week (Small Group) Series
- Starting Monday, July 1, in Salem, Oregon
Pool Comfort 3-Lesson (Private) Series
- Is available at a wide variety of times in Salem
Private Lessons and Advanced Training and Weekend Workshops
- Are available at a wide variety of times in Salem
Adult Swim Club
- One morning, one evening, and one lunch time each week, in Salem
August 2019
Opportunities in August
Open Water Swim Camps
- August 24-25 Pre-Camp Stroke Clinic in Salem, Oregon
- August 26-30 in Cascade Lakes, Oregon USA – Intro to OW and Intermediate level
Pool Comfort 4-Lesson Series
- In Salem, starting Aug 1
Private Lessons and Advanced Training and Weekend Workshops
- Are available at a wide variety of times in Salem
Adult Swim Club
- Monday evening, Wednesday morning, Thursday lunch time each week, in Salem
- Sunday afternoons each week in Portland
September 2019
Opportunities in September
Open Water Swim Camps
- September 22-28 in Kaş, Turkey – Intermediate and Advanced level
Pool Comfort 4-Lesson Series
- In Salem, starting Sept 5
- In Portland, starting Sept 8
New Swimmer 4-Lesson Series
- In Salem, starting Sept 5
Freestyle Technique 4-Lesson Series
- In Salem, starting Sept 5
- In Portland, starting Sept 9
Private Lessons and Advanced Training and Weekend Workshops
- Are available at a wide variety of times in Salem and in Portland
Adult Swim Club
- Monday evening, Wednesday morning, Thursday lunch time each week, in Salem
- Sunday afternoon in Portland
October 2019
Opportunities in October
Pool Comfort 4-Lesson Series
- In Salem, starting Oct 3
- In Portland, starting Oct 6
New Swimmer 4-Lesson Series
- In Salem, starting Oct 3
- In Portland, starting Oct 7
Freestyle Technique 4-Lesson Series
- In Salem, starting Oct 3
- In Portland, starting Oct 7
Private Lessons and Advanced Training and Weekend Workshops
- Are available at a wide variety of times in Salem and in Portland
Adult Swim Club
- Monday evening, Wednesday morning, Thursday lunch time each week, in Salem
- Sunday afternoons in Portland
November 2019
Opportunities in November
Pool Comfort 4-Lesson Series
- In Salem, starting Nov 5
- In Portland, starting Nov 3
New Swimmer 4-Lesson Series
- In Salem, starting Nov 5
- In Portland, starting Nov 3
Freestyle Technique 4-Lesson Series
- In Salem, starting Nov 5
- In Portland, starting Nov 4
Private Lessons and Advanced Training and Weekend Workshops
- Are available at a wide variety of times in Salem and in Portland
Adult Swim Club
- Monday evening, Wednesday morning, Thursday lunch time each week, in Salem
- Sunday afternoons in Portland
December 2019
Opportunities in December
Pool Comfort 4-Lesson Series
- In Salem, starting Dec 5
- In Portland, starting Dec 1
New Swimmer 4-Lesson Series
- In Salem, starting Dec 5
- In Portland, starting Dec 2
Freestyle Technique 4-Lesson Series
- In Salem, starting Dec 5
- In Portland, starting Dec 2
Private Lessons and Advanced Training and Weekend Workshops
- Are available at a wide variety of times in Salem and in Portland
Adult Swim Club
- Monday evening, Wednesday morning, Thursday lunch time each week, in Salem
- Sunday afternoons in Portland
Latest On Our Weekly Blog
Flip Turns Or Open Turns At The Wall?
…if you are not intending to race in a pool, and you don’t have strong reasons to use a flip turn otherwise, then I would recommend that you learn to do a good open turn. You still approach the wall in the same way as a flip turn, and you still push off and glide in streamline in the same way to that first stroke. The difference is in the position of the body at the wall, as you turn the body.
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Do You Have A Proper Training Diet?
If you do it yourself, how do you plan your training? Or, if that sounds unappealing and you prefer to use the training materials created by someone else, how do they create their training plans? Is there an obvious logic behind it? Are there principles? Tradition?...
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Amazing Things Can Happen In A Week
Amazing things can happen when you occasionally set aside the time and energy to spend five, six or even seven days in a row focused on your swimming.
Yes, if you are working the body every day for so many days, you will get tired over that many days when you are not used to it. Yes, you will need to rest, but we’re talking just one week here, and you can also make sure you get very good sleep each night between. Though you will get tired in one way, you will feel so much stronger in others…
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