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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.usms.org/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Tips for a beginning swimmer</title><link>https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/13456/tips-for-a-beginning-swimmer</link><description>I started learning how to swim earlier this year and I plan on playing on swim team for my school this year if, sports are continuing this year.</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: Tips for a beginning swimmer</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/208209?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 11:38:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:89aa8261-5899-4f0c-b957-d924930b9e20</guid><dc:creator>orca1946</dc:creator><description>OK Is there a swim team that you could contact to have a swim coach look at what you do while working out? A local H S team of swim club maybe?
 A friend that is on a team might be a help as well.  Keep at it and let us know how you progress.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Tips for a beginning swimmer</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/208188?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 11:37:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:3a44fcec-3e97-47c7-bf12-1cd8b4798e16</guid><dc:creator>orca1946</dc:creator><description>OK Is there a swim team that you could contact to have a swim coach look at what you do while working out? A local H S team of swim club maybe?&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Tips for a beginning swimmer</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/208117?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2020 10:32:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:23eae6ee-6800-4c24-bff8-6f8239508674</guid><dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator><description>OK  Where are you from? 
How old are you?
Do you play other sports? 
 Fill out the &amp;quot;About me&amp;quot; info to help us knowm,ore about you.

Sorry I forgot to fill it in after signing up. Well, I&amp;#39;m 16, I don&amp;#39;t play other sports, and I am from hawaii&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Tips for a beginning swimmer</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/208165?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2020 08:35:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:df0cb6d0-df2b-4f86-9299-7415977a9776</guid><dc:creator>__steve__</dc:creator><description>For living on Oahu, you definitely made an excellent choice with swimming, being surrounded with aquatic beauty and potentially dangerous conditions.  Spent 2 wks there last year for work, loved it.

Starting out itâ€&lt;span class="emoticon" data-url="https://community.usms.org/cfs-file/__key/system/emoji/2122.svg" title="Tm"&gt;&amp;#x2122;&lt;/span&gt;s important to have continued coaching and feedback for development of solid fundamentals and immediate correction of bad habits.  It takes a lot of work but itâ€&lt;span class="emoticon" data-url="https://community.usms.org/cfs-file/__key/system/emoji/2122.svg" title="Tm"&gt;&amp;#x2122;&lt;/span&gt;s well worth it.

Proper form will help keep shoulders healthy 

Work on flexibility, strength, and supply adequate nutrition&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Tips for a beginning swimmer</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/208103?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2020 06:06:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:88b293a9-274d-4aed-8351-a87aea7489c5</guid><dc:creator>orca1946</dc:creator><description>OK  Where are you from? 
How old are you?
Do you play other sports? 
 Fill out the &amp;quot;About me&amp;quot; info to help us knowm,ore about you.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>