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Dobkanize Open Water Swim Camp

When:  Saturday, June 5, 2010
Time: 1-hour sessions available at 7,8,9,10am
Where: The Gunther’s; 3628 Hickory Rd, Excelsior; 612-859-3729
Cost: TCMC/MNTriClub members: $20; Non-members: $25
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Feature: The effect of dead weight on top swimming speed

This article seeks the answer to a big question to most of us. How much of an effect does our weight have on performance? Should we strive to be muscle bound brutes or purge ourselves to become lean machines? Read more about the effect of dead weight on swimming.
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Improvement Statistics

Dobkanize Report Card

I am very excited to share with you how well I am doing as a triathlon swimming coach for triathletes!
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New: Duane Dances

Duane Dobko learns to do a pirouette

Watch Duane learn a new dance technique from his wife who is 6 months pregnant! In this video he learns how to do a pirouette in order to describe what it's like to learn a new technique.


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Triathlon Swimming Tip:
How to use Body-Glide to avoid chafing

Are you wearing a sleeveless wetsuit for the first time?  Here is a tip to avoid chafing.  You want to apply some anti-chafing product like Body-Glide in a US-silver-dollar sized circle in the middle/inside of your bicep muscle (see picture).  This will save you from the itching of a silver-dollar sized welt that you would have otherwise received.

Click here to find out how to use Body-Glide to avoid chafing.

Triathlon Swimming Q&A:
Dry-land swim simulation exercises

Q:What are your thoughts on dry-land swim simulation exercises? Do they allow me to get my workouts done without getting wet?

A:Unfortunately, dry land swim simulations are not a good substitute for the water when trying to learn swimming. It may look like you are doing the same thing with a dry land exercise versus freestyle pulling, but your muscle fibers are behaving very differently. Here’s why.
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Open Water Triathlon Swimming Race Calculator

Ever wonder how all those triathlon swim workouts translate to open water swim times? Enter your triathlon swim training times in the pool here and Dobkanize will predict how you will fare on the triathlon swim come race day. Use the Triathlon Swimming Race Calculator

Triathlon Swimming Coaching

Duane's method of triathlon swim training caters to the fit triathlete who wants to take their triathlon swimming to the next level. Are you ready to improve your swimming before your next triathlon? Duane's average improvement rate is 5.8% as of Oct 2008. Book your swimming session today.
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Minnesota State Master's Swim Meet

I swam the Minnesota State Master's meet this past weekend, April 18th/19th. Had a pretty good time. I kept to freestyle/butterfly events to keep it fun. Last season was all about backstroke and so this year I wanted to try something different. Swimming times and splits (per 50yards).

Duane's Swim at Nationals

Duane recently competed at the 2008 USMS Short Course National Championships in Austin Texas where he beat a national record in the 200 Yard Backstroke with a time of 1:49.93. Duane is the one in the gray swim cap. See a video of his swim.
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