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Freestyle workshops SF/Danville CA, spring 2026! Learn to swim your first mile or a (much) faster mile. Register early for $100 discount! Enter promo code: "SWIM2026" at registration. Select this link to register: https://www.mindbodyandswim.com/workshops Questions? Email [email protected]

SWIM - with grace, skill and SPEED!

Total Immersion: learn how to swim faster (much faster) Despite training sessions and three triathlons, I was still a slow swimmer so I signed up for a Total Immersion workshop

Inspirational story for all. English Channel swimmer saved by the Jellies! Triple Crown swimmer, Rachel Griffen, came up from LA to work on her stroke at the MBS Swim Studio in July. It's amazing with discipline, dedication, determination, perseverance, and a jelly fish - the stars align in your favor.

Rachel Griffin, Surprised and Saved by Jellies, Achieves The Triple Crown – Daily News of Open Water Swimming Rachel Griffin, Surprised and Saved by Jellies, Achieves The Triple Crown Leave a Comment / By DNOWS / November 16, 2025 Spread the love Stuart McDougal tells the story of one of his swimmers, Rachel Griffin. “Rachel came to me to work on her stroke after tearing up her shoulder swimming around Ma...

At 41, Dara Torres asked officials to hold the start so a rival could fix her suit. Then she won the race.
It was the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, 50 free. Sprinters were on the blocks when a swimmer behind Torres tugged at a broken suit. Panic in the lane. Torres raised her hand and told the deck judges to wait. The heat stood down. Minutes later everyone was set. The gun went. Torres hit the water and beat them all to the wall. Oldest in the field. Fastest in the field. Ticket to Beijing punched.
The comeback had a long runway. She first retired after Barcelona ’92, returned for Sydney 2000 and won five medals, stepped away again, had a daughter in 2006, then chose one more sprint. She rebuilt her body with heavy dry-land work, cords, stretch, recovery, and strict technique. She joined an enhanced drug-testing program to answer doubters and kept showing up to the pool before dawn.
Trials locked the plan in. She qualified in the 50 free and made the 100 free for relays. Starts, breakouts, and the last 15 meters were drilled until they were muscle memory. No long sets for show. Just speed.
In Beijing she was the oldest U.S. Olympic swimmer ever. Teenagers filled the call room. Torres stood in the same suit, same cap, eyes on the blocks. In the 4×100 freestyle relay she dropped a blistering split and helped the team to silver. In the 4×100 medley relay she anchored again, ran down water in front of her, and earned another silver.
Her final race was the 50 free. One length. No mistake allowed. She hit the start clean, stayed low, and drove through the finish. The board flashed the margin: second place by 0.01. A fingertip. She smiled, tapped the lane rope, and waved to her daughter in the stands.
People tried to explain it away with suits and luck. The tape shows something simpler. She paused a race for a competitor and still outran the clock. She turned discipline, recovery, and perfect ex*****on into speed. At 41 she proved that fast is not an age. It is a habit.

Freestyle workshops coming up in SF Bay Area in October and December! Learn to swim like the pros regardless of your level. Novice to advanced swimmers, all levels are welcome and encouraged. Any questions, please email us at [email protected]

Workshops DESCRIPTION: This clinic is appropriate for any ability level with a reasonable comfort in the water. All NEW workshop format/schedule, condensed, more effective and much more efficient. 6-12...

Huge CONGRATULATIONS to Rachel Griffin swimming the English Channel, Aug 6 in 16 hours, 6 mins!!! Rachel has now accomplished "The Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming" having swum the Catalina Channel, Manhattan Island Marathon Swim (MIMS) AND now the toughest swim of all, the English Channel! Amazing!!

Please join me in congratulating Rachel and contribute to Channeling for a Cure, swimming the EC raising awareness and money for cancer research. No amount too small or too large.

Well done and CONGRATS again Rachel!!!

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Fund raising page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/channeling-a-cure

Richard Quick: Championship Winning - Freestyle In Championship Winning Freestyle, Richard Quick sets the foundation for his Posture, Line and Balance theme with an on deck discussion/demonstration of the ...

Freestyle workshops coming up SF Bay/San Jose! Take your swimming to the next level. Learn to swim with ease, grace and speed. All levels welcome, first strokes to pro triathletes and elite swimmers. The good news, whether you're Katie Ledecky or just beginning to swim freestyle, the same laws of physics apply 😀. All workshops 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Questions? [email protected].

Workshops DESCRIPTION: This clinic is appropriate for any ability level with a reasonable comfort in the water. All NEW workshop format/schedule, condensed, more effective and much more efficient. 6-12...

Freestyle workshops coming up Feb - April, SF Bay and Las Vegas. Learn to swim with ease and SPEED. All swim levels welcome and encouraged! Questions? Contact [email protected]

Workshops DESCRIPTION: This clinic is appropriate for any ability level with a reasonable comfort in the water. All NEW workshop format/schedule, condensed, more effective and much more efficient. 6-12...

Have you ever wanted to learn how to swim laps easy and efficiently?! Coach Stu will be conducting an easy freestyle workshop for all level of swimmers especially beginners this weekend at the Lake Las Vegas Sports Club! Special $100 discounted rate too, ck it out: www.mindbodyandswim.com!

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Smooth, relaxed freestyle - Phelps, Park Tae Hwaan, Mayer, JIANJIAHE, Weertman, Koburi. Front quadrant timing, great alignment and posture - swimming in a space the body fits in and nothing more. You can swim like this too!

Great Freestyle - from the Pros Strokes by: Michael Phelps Park Tae Hwaan, Alex Mayer, WANG JIANJIAHE, Weertman, Koburi. You can swim like this too!!!Video, composition, editing, and produc...