I am a newbie to this Forum. I am wondering if anyone has insight into facilities that do comprehensive stroke analysis, and formulate a great dry land and pool training program in the Bay Area of CA? I live in the Santa Cruz area, but can drive anywhere within reason. I am hoping to start training for amateur competitions, but want to really do it right from the beginning. I'm planning on spending this year working on technique and conditioning. My background is in many sports, but marathon ing most recently, until a knee condition and surgery put that on the back burner of life. Any insight or referrals are much appreciated.
Hi, welcome to the forum. It is good to hear that you are interested in starting on a serious swim training program! Swimming is a great low-impact sport that will allow you to develop strength and conditioning and compete with a relatively low risk of injuries as compared to other sports.
While I am not based in the Bay Area, I operate Swimspire, an online swim coaching site that offers comprehensive stroke analysis, customized workouts and instructional videos. www.swimspire.com/.../
Swimming is not entirely injury-free if stroke technique is not emphasized, and it is nice to see that you are interested in taking the right approach to training by getting your stroke analyzed.
My philosophy is that every swimmer, whether beginner or advanced, has very specific needs and I take a customized approach to the stroke analysis or customized workouts by providing the swimmer with the precise drills that he/she needs to correct any flaws in technique. What I wanted to do with Swimspire is to make use of all the technology that we have and provide my coaching services to swimmers anywhere in the world.
I'd be happy to work with you - let me know what you think! And whatever you decide to do, I wish you the best of luck in your new swimming career!
Hi, welcome to the forum. It is good to hear that you are interested in starting on a serious swim training program! Swimming is a great low-impact sport that will allow you to develop strength and conditioning and compete with a relatively low risk of injuries as compared to other sports.
While I am not based in the Bay Area, I operate Swimspire, an online swim coaching site that offers comprehensive stroke analysis, customized workouts and instructional videos. www.swimspire.com/.../
Swimming is not entirely injury-free if stroke technique is not emphasized, and it is nice to see that you are interested in taking the right approach to training by getting your stroke analyzed.
My philosophy is that every swimmer, whether beginner or advanced, has very specific needs and I take a customized approach to the stroke analysis or customized workouts by providing the swimmer with the precise drills that he/she needs to correct any flaws in technique. What I wanted to do with Swimspire is to make use of all the technology that we have and provide my coaching services to swimmers anywhere in the world.
I'd be happy to work with you - let me know what you think! And whatever you decide to do, I wish you the best of luck in your new swimming career!
