The first editions of the front crawl course were a huge success and therefore sold out quickly. Under the guidance of professional swimming instructors, participants work on their basic techniques in the 50-metre pool for 8 weeks. This resulted in wonderful outcomes with participants making a significant improvement in their front crawl stroke. Participant Ferry van Wilgenburg shares his experiences of the Front Crawl course.
Ferry van Wilgenburg took part in the very first edition of the front crawl course and speaks enthusiastically about his experiences: ‘Due to a long-term heel injury, I stopped mountain biking and running. For a long time, I looked for a sport where I wouldn't suffer from my lingering injury. In the end, swimming turned out to be an excellent solution. When doing this, I don't feel the torment in my heel.’ Patrick Verduin, swimming instructor at the Hoornse Vaart swimming pool on behalf of Alkmaar Sport, corroborates Ferry's story: ’Because you are virtually weightless in the water, swimming is a sport in which your joints bear little strain. This ensures that you hardly ever get injured through swimming and can recover well from an injury.’
After swimming lengths in the 50-metre pool a few times, Van Wilgenburg signed up for the Front Crawl course: ‘30 years ago, I took part in various triathlons and had regular swimming training. Back then, I swam 3.8 kilometres in just over an hour. While swimming lengths, I noticed that my technique was no longer as good as it was 30 years ago and so I decided to brush up on my technique by taking the Front Crawl course.’ For eight weeks, Ferry was taught by various swimming instructors and he is full of praise for the course: ’I find it remarkable to notice how I have developed a better technique and more specific fitness in a relatively short space of time. In addition, the swimming instructors were very enthusiastic, I received a lot of useful tips and a good insight into my areas for improvement. I found the video recordings in lesson 6 very enlightening, because you can then see for yourself what you need to do better.’
Ferry van Wilgenburg concludes his story: ‘I recommend that everyone goes lane swimming more often and takes part in the Front Crawl course. The course is the perfect foundation and suitable for all levels. A well-executed front crawl stroke makes a huge difference to your swimming speed and saves a great deal of energy.’ In the future, van Wilgenburg plans to go lane swimming even more often in the 50-metre pool at the Hoornse Vaart swimming pool.
A new course starts every 8 weeks. During the course, participants will work on the basic techniques of front crawl under the guidance of professional instructors. The course takes place for 8 weeks on Wednesdays from 21:00 to 21:45. More information can be found at www.hoornsevaart.nl/borstcrawl.
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The first edition of the Tech Pit Stop at the Hoornse Vaart swimming pool, led by Olympic top swimmer Bas van Velthoven, was a great success. For lane swimmers, this is the ideal opportunity to have their swimming technique assessed and subsequently receive tips in that area. To take part in the Tech Pit Stop, visitors only pay an admission ticket for the Hoornse Vaart swimming pool. It is not necessary to book in advance.
For the past 10 years, Bas van Velthoven has been a trainer and coach at Personal Swimming. He represented the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The Personal Swimming team provides swimming training to nearly 400 swimmers a week at the Sloterparkbad in Amsterdam. These are swimmers of all levels: from lane swimmers to triathletes, and from swimming talents to Ijsselmeer crossers. The coaches specialise in spotting areas for improvement in the technique of every swimming stroke. Often, with just a few focal points or short technical exercises, you can make a lot of progress.
The Technique Pit Lane is a new concept from Personal Swimming. What is it? During lane swimming, one lane is reserved as a pit lane. As a swimmer, you can swim through this, and at the end of the lane you will receive a number of focus and improvement points. You can then apply these yourself and potentially swim through the pit lane again later. The great thing is that you receive a number of tips and focus points in a short space of time, which you can then work on yourself. In addition, this is also the perfect moment to ask all your questions about the various swimming techniques.
To participate in the Technology Pit Lane, visitors only pay a admission ticket for the Hoornse Vaart swimming pool. It is not necessary to book in advance.
Alkmaar krijgt op zondag 30 augustus een Nederlandse sportprimeur. Alkmaar Sport organiseert samen met Swim Performance de eerste H2ROX van Nederland in zwembad Hoornse Vaart. Bij deze nieuwe…
Standing ready on the Waagplein, searching under swivel chairs and deciphering cryptic clues. To wrap up the summer holidays in a fun way, Alkmaar Sport hid from Monday 10th to Friday 14th...
