
November-December 2006 Issue
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COVER STORY:
Solving Common Backstroke ProblemsA Coach's Tips for Proper Positioningby Dan Peck >>> Photos by Peter BickSwimming backstroke can be a good alternative when freestyle gets boring or starts hurting the shoulders, and learning a good backstroke is easier than it sounds. Once you get over not being able to see where you are going, it's a great stroke to add to your repertoire. Coach Dan Peck of Swim Smarter Masters in La Jolla, Calif., examines several common backstroke problems and solutions. |
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Sickie Gets It read>>
UCSD Masters Coach Packs the House
by Christine Ennulat >>> Photos by John Segesta
On any given morning or evening, Ron "Sickie" Marcikic zips down the pool deck on a small electric scooter, his shock of curly, gray hair lifting in the breeze, loud aloha shirt du jour flapping behind him. The head coach and director of the University of California-San Diego's Masters program makes "The Workout" a full production -- and he packs the house.
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How Much Is Too Much? read>>
Evaluating the Impact of Swimming Innovations
by Margaret Schauer
Technological developments in swimming have always raised a few cautionary eyebrows: How much is too much? And what impact do these advances have on the sport? Join us for a crash course as we look back -- and forward -- and hear what experts are saying about the effects of technology on the sport.
Swimming For Two read>>
The Benefits of Workouts During (and After) Pregnancy
by Meg Zachwieja, Mel Goldstein
The childbearing year is often a time in women's lives when fitness and healthy eating habits are out the window; however, that definitely was not the case for 16 women who participated in an informal survey conducted by the YMCA Indy SwimFit program.
- From the Editor
- Dearborn: Five Years Later for USMS by Bill Volckening
- Letters
- Executive Address
- Flying on 50s With an Eye on the Future of USMS by Rob Copeland
- Training & Technique
- Five Fast Facts: Backstroke
- Web Workout by Lucy Johnson
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- Gadget Watch: Acceleration Data Logger
- My Favorite Practice by Flavia McBride
- Readers Ask: High-Tech Suits on eBay
- Healthy Swimmer
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- The Redder the Better
- Reader Recipe: Roasted Red Beets With Fresh Tarragon
- Workaholics Risk High Blood Pressure
- Home Remedies Relieve Cold Symptoms
- Making the Most of a Fast-Food Meal
- Postal Preview
- 30th Annual National Championship One Hour Postal Swim
- Swim Bag
- Dryland Training Tools
- Toys for the Holidays
- Inside USMS
- Members Honored at Annual Convention
- Pools and Venues Set for 2008 Championships
- USMS Member Survey Results Provide Insights and Demographics
- USMS Announces Plans for 2007 Rule Book
- Swimming Life
- Swimmers Revel in Open Water Championships
- Miller Serves as Team Physician on Pan Pacific Squad
- Maryland Relay Completes English Channel Double Crossing
- Davis Receives Yorzyk Award
- Burlingame Swimmers Explore Greek Islands
- Voisard Swims 100 Miles for Charity
- On Deck
- Splashback
- Masters Swimming by the Rules by Virginia Sowers
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