Backstroke Flip Turns
Count Your Strokes and Use Your Push-Off Power
by John Grzeszczak >>> Photos by Peter Bick

Backstrokers have had to adapt to numerous rule changes through the years. But arguably the best change to all swimmers' advantage was the ability to roll over and flip the turn. Florida Gold Coast Masters coach John Grzeszczak works with two team members to demonstrate some do's and don'ts of the backflip turn.

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The Swimming Antidote for an Inactive Generation
by Zing Allsopp

Barely out of junior high, 13-year-old swimmer Tyler Clark is already convinced that swimming is good for body and soul. But not all youngsters are so inclined toward an active lifestyle, often opting for couch-potato entertainment. And although Masters swimmers are only too happy to pass on their passion for swimming to the next generation, it usually requires patience.

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Massage Therapy for Swimmers Works On Multiple Levels
by Michael J. Stott

Coaches cite core strength and feel for the water as modern keys to fast swimming. Of growing importance in this fluid dynamic is massage, a hands-on treatment first used by the Chinese more than 3,000 years ago. Massage therapy has come to Masters in a big way, primarily because it works for swimmers on multiple levels.

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