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Equipment
TOOLS IN THE
POOL
Kickboard:
A flat rectangular piece of styrofoam used to isolate leg muscles
in kick sets.
Pull buoy:
Usually two cylinders of styrofoam tied together with rope and
placed between the legs. It enables you to focus on your pull
without kicking. (also called pull girt)
Flags:
Triangular pennants alternating two or more contrasting
colors suspended on line stretched over each lane; Short course
yard pool they are 15 feet from the wall, in a meter pool they are
5 meters from the wall. Used primarily to notify backstrokers the
wall is coming!
Lane Lines:
The floating markers which separate adjacent lanes. The
first 5 yards (or meters) and the last 5 yards (or meters) of the
lane line are usually marked as one solid color. This to alert
swimmers for turns. In between the lines usually alternate
colors.
Touch pad:
Part of an automatic timing device placed on wall of each
lane that will register the time when the swimmer completes the
distance. The unit is activated when touched by whatever part of
the body that hits it first, be it the hand, head or foot.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING:
Swim suit :
Due to health codes even if you are comfortable without one, we
can't let you swim without a suit.
Goggles (and a spare pair) : Please have your
goggles adjusted before practice.
Water bottle : The most common cause of muscle
cramps is due to dehydration. You should be drinking a mouthful or
two of water between each set.
Caps (optional)
Towel
Shorts, T-Shirt, Shoes : For dryland
work
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