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The Importance of Training Specificity for Competitive Elite Swimmers

Matthew Centrowitz won the 2016 Olympic 1500m final in Rio de Janeiro [see race above]. Why was his race so illustratively educational for marathon swimmers? Because he ran tactically and trained specifically to win this race [explained by the NBC announcer in the video]. While the race began at a slow pace, Centrowitz ran his […]

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It’s Gonna Be An Incredible Race with Warnings, Whistles, Yellow Cards, and Red Cards in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in the Seine

Warnings, whistles, yellow cards, and red cards, fast currents, and oncoming river flows will all be part of the most challenging and technically difficult Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in history

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