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As
an evolved swimmer, I have come to recognize
the line between the “feel”
of water (art) and the technology (science)
of swimming. My experience includes swim
teams and water polo through college, Olympic
distance triathlons, ocean races, SCUBA
diving and a 35 year history of swimming.
These experiences have allowed me to be
incredibly comfortable in all aquatic situations
– and that is my goal for you.
We can all swim better and faster. Age is
NOT a factor. All of my students are swimming
faster than they were in the past. Swimming
is a life long pleasure that is widely recognized
as the best sport for longevity. Training
in an Endless Pool? is a perfect way to
advance your skills. I encourage you to
explore the best sport in the best place
to improve. I am excited to help you exceed
your goals.
SwimStrong.
SwimSilent.
Ken
Holland
Head Coach
O2 SWIMMING
Doylestown, PA
Call me for an appointment!
267-994-0568 or
e-mail ken.holland@fmopt.com for more info.
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Coaching Package (tri pak) -
Three (1 hour) individual sessions to
be completed within 4 weeks ($148.00)
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Coaching Package - Two people
coached for three (1 hour) sessions to
be completed within 4 weeks ($240.00)
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Andrew Richey and I would like to share my experience
that I've had from two lessons from this program
to give others inspiration and also to thank
Ken for the progress I have achieved. I have
been swimming for twelve years ever since I
was six years old. I am a swimmer for William
Tennent High School and have represented Centennial
Aquatic Club my whole swimming career. I am
heading into my senior year at Tennent and have
made many accomplishments in swimming. I'm primarily
a sprinter swimming mostly the 50 & 100
yard freestyle. A district qualifier in both
events two years running and last year I also
lead our schools 200 free relay to the State
Championships. I finished last year with time
of 22.03s in the 50 and a time of 49.34s in
the 100, but I knew there was more to gain and
I was the first to admit my stroke was not technically
sound. Last year my stroke count was consistently
in the top of the teens between 18-19. I swim
every season of the year and I swim 6 days a
week and during winter, I often have practice
twice a day. My stroke has been engrained into
my head day after day and working on changing
it was no easy task. After my first visit to
O2 I learned so much about efficiency and technique
that literally just one month later after applying
the techniques I learned, my stroke count went
from 18-19 to 13-14. I share this to give thanks
to Ken and also to show that swimmers of any
level have a lot to learn about their stroke
and that with hard work and applying the techniques
learned, progress will be made. -Andrew
(age 17) |
I've been coming to Ken Holland for
swim stroke coaching for three+ years. Every
time I visit, he’s got new ideas and
suggestions for how to improve. With swimming,
it’s all about efficiency in the water;
Ken is an expert on how to achieve optimal
efficiency and body alignment. On my last
visit to Ken’s place, he had me try
out a new technique in his dual Endless
Pool (EP) facility that challenged my technique
and endurance. Ken set me up in the pool
with both EP currents flowing, one faster
than the other. He had me start out in the
“slow lane” and then drift over
to the “fast lane” and stay
there as long as I could — I then
drifted back to the “slow lane”
and swam until I recovered; I repeated this
process for about 20 minutes. As any swimmer
knows, it’s when we get tired that
our technique starts to fall apart. This
new training method Ken developed challenged
me to not only work hard, but also keep
my stroke efficient throughout the process.
Having a “slow lane” to move
over to, provided “active recovery”
which is ideal for improving endurance.
As I train for my long-distance open water
swims this season, I'll be going back for
more “dual lane” EP workouts
at Kens.
-Roger (Age 44)
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Endless
Pool Studio
Upgade DONE!! |
by
Ken Holland |
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Dear
Swimmers and Triathletes:
September
is generally a little slower month as we transition
from a mix of triathletes and “off season”
swimmers - NOT THIS YEAR !
After
almost 20 years of coaching in the Endless
Pool Studio, I finally made the decision to
upgrade and refresh every part of the pool
- the ones you see and feel and the ones you
don’t. Our old motors were the fastest
Endless Pool offered at .59 pace… We
now have one motor that will push you all
the way to 0.52 pace when needed. I have installed
new motors, new hydraulics, new fans, a new
bright liner, basically a whole new system.…
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HEALTH
COACHING
Kenneth W. Holland
A unique, exciting innovation in health and
nutrition
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o2
SWIMMING designed the SWIMMITT to help
all swimmers advance their technique primarily
by forcing them to swim from their core
and stop the endless arm cycling. Throughout
the summer, o2 SWIMMING did testing of
prototypes on various levels of swimmers
and triathletes. One thing became clear
- this is an awesome training aid that
sharply increases the learning curve both
with and WITHOUT professional coaching.
By "hiding" the swimmers hands,
we are able to lengthen them out on the
water and engage the forearm as a paddle.
Without the sensitive hand and fingers
in the equation, the swimmer will swim
slower initially as they build a stronger
core - this reduces potential injuries
by shifting the burden off the smaller
arm muscles and onto the larger back and
chest muscles (core power). As proficiency
is gained, speed is a "free"
byproduct. The SWIMMITT causes a hyper
focus and shifts the mind off the clock
and onto the technique. The best swimmers
spend the most time doing APPROPRIATE
drills. Our Olympic team does not just
bang out thousands of yards a day, as
a matter of fact MOST of the workouts
are NOT whole stroke swimming !!
We recommend the SWIMMITT to any swimmer
with a reasonable degree of competency
and they are available in 3 sizes both
with and without a sealed thumb. We designed
the open thumb for the younger swimmers
to increase their feeling of security
by being less "restricted".
To my surprise, half of the adults love
the freedom on an open thumb as well to
adjust goggles, etc.
Try a pair today ! They are manufactured
here in Doylestown and available only
at o2 SWIMMING
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