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Dallas Aquatic Masters Flume Program
For Stroke Evaluation and High Performance Training
Dallas
Aquatic Masters (DAM) is pleased to introduce a state-of-the-art
swimming program designed to improve the two most important
areas of a swimmer’s performance: stroke mechanics
and high-performance conditioning. This program is conducted
in a “swimming flume.”
The
flume is a swimming tank that holds one swimmer and
is designed to propel a variable speed current of water.
The swimmer, in effect, swims against the current. The
current can be brought up to world record speeds (above
2 meters/second). All competitive swimming strokes can
be performed in the flume.
What
are the benefits of fluming?
There’s
not a better method for learning how to swim, and swim
faster, than in a flume. You get instant feedback ...
no laps ... and on-the-spot video analysis and coaching.
- Simulated
open-water swimming sessions for triathlon training.
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Training programs geared to specific goals or events.
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On-going flume sessions to increase cardiovascular
conditioning.
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Biomechanical evaluations for improving stroke efficiency.
In
a flume the swimmer is forced to maintain speed from
the first to the last second of each exercise bout.
This way, a high intensity workout can be created that
is almost impossible in a regular swimming pool where
fatigue results in speed reduction and thus lowers the
absolute training intensity and affects the metabolic
systems trained.
A
flume does not allow any failures in your stroke; you
will simply move backwards. Almost any inefficient movement
will be felt. Therefore a flume can help to focus on
technique by supplying the swimmer with instantaneous
feedback about his or her stroke.
In
the flume there is always a small group or one-on-one
training situation--beneficial for the coach and athlete.
In addition, the flume is a great psychological tool!
You can easily train to failure meaning the flume always
wins! You can increase your speed and maximize your
training time. It opens up a whole new dimension in
training.
Dallas
Aquatic Masters Flume Programs
DAM
offers several flume programs designed for specific
results. All of our programs are supervised by experienced
coaches, trained in the use of the flume.
I
– Stroke Evaluation – The
swimmer participates in a single session in the flume
during which his/her stroke is filmed at several swimming
speeds. The coach then provides the swimmer with a video
evaluation that is burned onto a CD that the swimmer
can keep.
II
– Stroke Enhancement –
The swimmer participates in multiple sessions to evaluate
stroke and improve it using the detailed feedback from
video analysis.
III
– High Performance Training –
This program is for swimmers who desire to take advantage
of the flume to improve their concentration as well
as physical performance under race conditions. Multiple
sessions.
IV
– Executive Training –
This is a training program for those who are short on
time and whish to compress the most benefit from training
into the least amount of time using fixed-pace, short-duration,
high-intensity training. Multiple sessions.
Where
do I go to flume?
The
flume is located on the first floor at Presbyterian
Hospital of Dallas’s (PHD) Institute for Exercise
and Environmental Medicine: 7232 Greenville Avenue,
Dallas, Texas.
What
is the cost?
A
50-minute session costs $125.00 and can be for one-on-one
coaching or for a small group of 2-4 swimmers. For multi-session
training costs e-mail Jim
Montgomery or Bobby
Patten or call 214-219-2300.
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