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Swim workouts, stroke technique, and competitive swimming advice from Coach Cliff Murray and the coaches of Northern Lights Swim Club in Alaska.
Swimming with Polar Bears brings you the audio versions of NLSC Swimcast practice videos. Training topics include freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, turns and starts, aerobic conditioning, race-pace training, and meet preparation. Follow along for coaching ideas and updates from club practice.
Watch the practice videos and find more at www.nlscak.coach.
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Backstroke technique, turns, starts, and aerobic swim training are the focus at Northern Lights Swim Club in Alaska. Swimcast 363 also brings club and meet updates for the week of August 31, 2026. In this episode: • Weekly Drop: backstroke technique, turns, starts, and aerobic development • Labor Day weekend practice schedule • South vs. Service volunteer timers: September 10 • NLSC Intrasquad Meet: September 12 • Championship eligibility reports • Arena team partnership and SwimOutlet team s...
Our original USRPT (Ultra-Short Race-Pace Training) swim workout, The 25's Set, is back! This short Northern Lights Swim Club practice update is the audio version of Swimcast 362. Watch the practice video: https://youtu.be/u9Ruy9redv8 Visit www.nlscak.coach for additional practice videos. #swimming #swimcoach #nlscak #nlscakpracticevideo #usaswimming #worldaquatics #alaskaswimming #swimfaster #thelegsfeedthebear @usaswimming
It is a VO2 max themed week at Northern Lights Swim Club! Swimcast 361 covers a mid-distance swim workout and high-intensity kicking. Check out the mid-distance tango and the intense kicking in this competitive swimming practice update. Watch the practice video: https://youtu.be/6rwbHJt1bCg Visit www.nlscak.coach for additional practice videos. #swimming #swimcoach #nlscak #nlscakpracticevideo #usaswimming #worldaquatics #alaskaswimming #swimfaster #thelegsfeedthebear @usaswimming
https://youtu.be/uue0shvzzC4 More aerobic maintenance today, however we do have a more anaerobic threshold set today. Toward the end of practice we do some breaststroke, first some paddled power swims, followed by some 25's sprint breaststroke kick. #swimming #enduranceswimming #breaststroke #aerobicmaintenance #aerobicswimming Visit www.nlscak.coach for additional practice videos. #swimming #swimcoach #nlscak #nlscakpracticevideo #usaswimming #worldaquatics #alaskaswim...
https://youtu.be/STK0vHx2B1I We are in an aerobic maintenance phase of our training cycle, so we do have a relatively large volume, however we have a recurring sprint kick set as part of our practice, so there is some spiked intensity. #swimming #aerobicmaintenance #aerobicswimming #sprintkick Visit www.nlscak.coach for additional practice videos. #swimming #swimcoach #nlscak #nlscakpracticevideo #usaswimming #worldaquatics #alaskaswimming #swimfaster #thelegsfeed...
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