3 swimmers open water drills Trios in open water are an amazing combination of a wide variety of elements: group work, speed, drafting, safety and more… * In each exercise we will talk about the benefit, the disadvantage and when we use that particular exercise * For each exercise we will explain how to do
Dry-land warm-up exercises for beginner, intermediate and advanced swimmers. Before we talk about the 18 exercises, it is important to know that our goal is to warm up 7-10 minutes before a workout with some stretches, especially stretches that will open your breath, and release stress and tension from work or life. Most people don’t
Is it right to double-breathe before the flip turn, or will it just slow us down and hurt our neck? Before we begin, you should know that if you don’t control breathing every three strokes, and haven’t perfected your swimming style, you will have difficulty performing the double breathing. The key question to ask is
Fear of water in children In the article we will talk about fear of water in children (hydrophobia) and try to answer some of the questions that arise in parents: – How is fear of water created, and how is it treated? – What is important for us to know as parents when we have
What’s better: To swim with straight hands above water or high elbow? Yes age and flexibility do matter, pain matters and distance, the big question is what’s the best for you? The Straight Hand Dilemma vs. the High Elbow: What’s more correct? What’s faster? At what age is it better to swim with straight hands
In the article we will talk about 3 swimming power exercises, easy to perform on one hand and on the other hand can improve your speed without thinking about the pulling water strongly. What is the difference between lifting a weight at home and a rare combination of the same work, just in the water?
Core muscles training program for swimmers How do you start working on your core muscles to improve your swimming, maintain your lower back and, while doing so, lose weight and look better? It is important to understand that the important thing in this article is not the exercises themselves, but the gradual program to keep
WEST technique course for shoulder, neck, scapula, elbow, and wrist pain One of the things people hear from doctors or friends is that rest will probably help in case of pain. In this article and training course we will work on the opposite of rest. The intention is to use the injury to work on
Many people feel that they have no air in everyday life and especially while swimming. In the article, we combined a number of stretching exercises that you should do during your workout, at the end of the swimming session, and even at home, for only 7 minutes. In addition, at the end of the article
8 Super important exercises for people with water fear (hydrophobia) These exercises can be done in order to adapt to the water for people with lower back pain or water fear 20% of the population suffers from water fear, hydrophobia. Many people do not start the process because of the fear of failure and /
20 swimming exercises and games to strengthen the shoulder belt One of the things that we see in children in recent years is serious weakness in the shoulder belt, and contraction of the muscles, which are also caused by computer games and tablets. In the past children could raise their arms to make an arrow
Breaststroke in one of the best strokes in swimming, if you swim WEST Most Doctors recommend swimming in other techniques such as freestyle or backstroke, in this article you will understand the advantage of swimming breaststroke WEST in 10 easy steps. 10 Easy Steps to Learn Breaststroke using WEST technique Breaststroke style, as you’ve probably
10 easy steps to learn how to swim backstroke In this article we will review the stages of learning backstroke. In each exercise we will highlight how to implement the main WEST principles – neck and lower back release. We will also explain the purpose of the exercise and how to implement it. It is
How to improve your child’s swimming ability without going to the pool? We invest heavily in our children, striving to provide them with the maximum conditions for developing and acquiring skills and abilities in as many fields as possible, an investment that requires considerable financial effort and time from the parents. When it comes to
Many people say it is not possible to swim in 4 different Seas without flying? When you have a goal of protecting SEAS the dream starts becoming alive. For a long time now, I have been feeling that the Cyprus Israel team must do something different, something challenging, something with substance, in order to connect
Blue light and silence. The computer screen is the only light in this time of night. The world is asleep around me, the only ones awake are the dreamers, such as myself. In the still of night the stories come out to play with me. The blue light shines into my eyes as my fingers
The Ten Commandments for a correct dive – Anyone can do it! Many dream of knowing how to dive into a pool in an elegant and correct way. A correct dive means proper entry into the water and giving momentum to the swimming that follows. Anyone without fear of water can make the dive and
The Diamond Drill – a rhombus in open water How to get to the golden position? The diamond drill, as befits its name, is one of the most interesting, challenging and important drills in open water. This drill will teach you how to be attentive to your team. How to change your pace Dominate every
First Five common mistakes in swimming and how to correct them Swimming mistakes 1 – Cutting the symmetry line The symmetry line is an imaginary line that runs through the center of the body. Many swimmers are not aware of this line, and cut it by moving their right hand into the left side and
Aerobic pulse control in swimming – A workout for the 65%-85% range This article will discuss one of the important aspects of swimming: understanding the right swimming pace for you in 100m freestyle in the high aerobic range and the low aerobic range. Before we begin, we’ll try to understand what an aerobic range is,
Workout program “Question Mark” for immediate treatment of the lower back. When you wake up in the morning feeling intense back pain, before you rush to get a cortisone shot, remember – there’s something else you can do! In this article we will talk a little about the “Question Mark” symptom, give you a “Default
Why should we combine swimming with other sports? This article will discuss swimming as a kind of “Joker” card, something which can be added to any other sport and even balance it. It will give a number of example regarding children, and no less important – adults. It will demonstrate what the combination of swimming
It’s so much fun to go to the beach during summer break! It’s hot, the kids are driving us crazy, and the best thing is to dip in the sea and just chill. Before we begin, it’s important to say that the sea is an incredible thing, full of energy, stress releasing, calming, but its
Why is your glide so much more important than your stroke? One of the most common thing I hear from swimmers who come to me is that they were told they must work on their pull to improve their speed. Our main goal in swimming is to help the body move better through the water, and
Rebecca Soni US Olympic Gold medalist can to Israel and we had the chance to meet her swim with her and enjoy a person so beautiful, inspiring and real. Ori Sela the founder of WEST swimming technique had the chance to talk with her about the “day” after the Olympics & WEST swimmers send her
“Hypoxia” – A pathological state of lack of oxygen in the cells due to a block of the oxygen supply to the body. Some of you may already say: “This is not for me! Why cause oxygen deprivation on purpose?” Andy Moraz, an Olympic swimmer, said in an interview with me, that one of the
How do you treat leg cramps while swimming, amazing flexibility and swimming drills to change your muscles forever in WEST swimming technique. Many swimmers and triathletes feel cramps in their biceps and feet, a thing which could be quite bothering while swimming. The good news is you can get rid of it using certain simple drills.
10 important steps to Treat lower back pain Before we tell you how to get rid of your backache it’s important to look at some data: As we grow older we suffer more from lower back pain, so that if over 50% of 30 year olds suffer from back pain, this will increase to over 80%
With Water World & Via Maris Every so often we feel the need to get away, but are unsure whether to travel or just take it easy. All we know for sure is that we don’t want to gain weight…what a dilemma! Apart from the vast experience of Water World’s senior coaching staff in long-distance
In open water not everything is in your head, a strong head won’t get you through the sea. I sometimes hear runners say: “It’s all in your head”, and somehow they finish the run, even if they didn’t train enough for the race. The problem is that in the ocean this phrase doesn’t take into
How does a dolphin go? The dolphin kick can easily cause pain in your lower back if you don’t have the flexibility, loosen your dolphin kick and you will protect your lower back and swim faster. How to learn the dolphin kick in 5 easy steps and treat you lower back on the way? The
WEST breaststroke We keep hearing that breaststroke is not healthy for the lower back. I, personally, wouldn’t want to call these people wrong, so I’ll just try to raise a few questions: Can breaststroke without breathing be good for the lower back? Are breaststroke leg movements with open knees not good for strengthening the
In this article we will endeavor to compare professional competitive swimming, WEST swimming and other swimming methods. We will discuss five main parameters when swimming freestyle The stretch depth Legs Switching the hands Breathing (position and timing) Rolling and rotation of the body What does one want when he starts swimming? What are his goals?
Many people get to their first swimming lesson, and the first thing they say is: “I don’t breath right,” or: “I have a problem with my breathing.” In 95% percent of these cases breathing is the least of their problems. It’s just like a man who carries a 30kg backpack and can’t run because he’s
How does loosening your lower back and neck help you learn how to swim faster? Get 50% OFF your first online “Learn to Swim Freestyle” Course The Swim WEST swimming technique originates from an aqua- rehabilitation treatment which we found to be the best hydrotherapy treatment for patients suffering with lower back and neck
For masters swimmers, swimming 400m freestyle is very important, is shows you can control your pace in long distance, it’s a great endurance workout and much more.. Most Masters swimmers can’t say their exact time they are going to swim in a specific day, they start very fast, their number of strokes is increasing and
Crossing the Dead Sea & swimming from Jordan to Israel was one of the craziest challenges I ever faced, a rare group effort. It was a production by the Cypress-Israel team (Oded Rahav in chief) together with swimmers from all over the world, and it was covered by news reporters in Israel and abroad for
Swimming in the Dead Sea compared to the swimming in the Ocean – which is faster? After we successfully crossed the Dead Sea, we were asked by many people whether swimming in the Dead Sea is faster than the Ocean. When answering this question, we need to take into account a few points: How salty
They did it! 28 swimmers from all over the world, crossed the Dead Sea from Jordan to Israel , swimming 16.9k in the Dead Sea CNN- Swimmers endure Dead Sea salt to highlight disappearing wonder CNN- The Dead Sea swim Steven Munatones: Open water magazine WOWSA: All the articles about the Dead Sea swim
10 exercises to get you used to water before learning how to swim Adjusting water is one of the most important thing before learning how to swim. Have you always wanted to learn how to swim, but you couldn’t understand why it takes so much time? Have you also tried to learn swimming, but after
Swimming Backstroke, WEST swimming technique People say backstroke is healthy? is it really healthy? Learn some swimming tips to swim backstroke faster but more importantly protect your neck & lower back. Sometimes swimming Backstroke is better than swimming Freestyle, and sometimes it’s the other way around. When you breathe in Freestyle, the body position should
Swimming Butterfly, WEST Swimming technique 20 years ago Olympic swimmers started swimming Butterfly in a different way. In fact, one of the best Olympic swimmers in the world today, the Hungarian Cseh László, swims this way – he closes his hands in an arrow over his head. If you lift your hands slowly from the sides
When swimming Breaststroke we want to do the same thing we do when we swim Freestyle in WEST swimming technique, where the depth of the hand stretch is concerned. But first, let’s talk about arching your back. When Olympic swimmers swim, their legs start working at the same time they open their hands. This creates
Only 50 swimmers all around the world succeeded in swimming more than 24 hours and Guy is one of them. Guy Cohen, an extreme athlete, broke the Israeli record for non-stop swimming, both in distance and in time, when he swam foe 24 hours straight as a part of the “swim from the heart” challenge,
Every year the strongest open water swimmers and WEST coaches help this beautiful event “Women’s Triathlon” The slogan every Woman a winner is not just a slogan it is a way of life, just sport and you will be a winner. For most women the sea part is very hard, WEST team train dozens of
Sunday 12.06.16 at 18:00 at ETA college http://www.etacollege.com/campuses/cape-town/ “The power of failure” Please register here for Ori Sela’s lecture- FREE Loading… Ori tells his inspiring story and personal experience as a nearly “broken” child who transformed into a World Record breaker! As a child Ori faced many challenges including his severe ADHD and the loss
The training camp is a lot about stripping- taking of your wetsuit is one thing, but revealing your strength in another. Not only you need to send your demons away, but you need to fill your heart with self-confidence and hope. To look deep inside in order to find what makes you what you are,
Ori Sela in Cape Town with “Mad Swimmers” Ori Sela is the founder of the WEST swimming technique – a revolutionary swimming technique that treats lower back pain and trains swimmers to swim according to their personal flexibility and abilities. Ori owns “Water World” one of the largest, most professional hydrotherapy chains in the world,
What if you know that you are going to have severe lower back pain in 1 month? would you do something today? What’s the reason people treat their body(go to the doctor) only when they feel pain? Every day I see at least one person who complains of back pain because of a narrowed spinal
I’ll start my story today in the night before. Me, Ilanit Yurman, Amputee, from Ra’anana Israel, who started swimming only 3 years ago, is going to try completing one of the hardest open water challenges – 6 hours in 14.5 Celsius open water. 2 years ago I wasn’t satisfied by my abilities in swimming. Well, I guess I’m never satisfied with
How do we get children to engage in sports, especially swimming? Some kids are naturally inclined toward sports; they enjoy the competition, letting out energy, are willing to follow instructions and waste no time leaving the computer and going to engage in a sport activity. In this article we will discuss the other type of
It’s a long way from Tel-Aviv to Mallorca. 2 flights, 3 hours connection time, 2 taxis, 2 loving friends, one sea snail (me!!!) wishing to become a dolphin when I grow up. Few months ago a friend suggested that I’ll join a relay team that he’s organizing. A short brief- the English Channel swim is
I had a few moments that I thought my short leg is going to fall, I am so cold I can’t even think. Another day in the office…. I’m in a cold water swimming camp in the beautiful island of Palma de Mallorca, surrounded by some really great swimmers, most of them did or
Why should we swim? Why is it recommendable to swim? Many people say swimming is the healthiest sport for both children and adults. Doctors, Hydro-Therapists and Physical-Therapists recommend swimming, and the question is why? There are many more reasons swimming is so highly recommended, but this article we will discuss the six most important
Swim from the Heart Join hundreds of swimmers from around the world on Friday, May 27, 2016, by participating in the first international Swim from the Heart meet in Haifa, Israel. Swim from the Heart will raise awareness and critical research funds to predict and prevent sudden cardiac death (SCD) in children and adults—the number
April 2, 2016 Guy Cohen, My 24 hour “Swim-From-The Heart” Challenge: It is now less than 2 months away from the swim date. The mileage is piling up and workout time is increasing. In March I have swum a total of 170 km (106 miles) most of it open water swims. My longest single swim
Menopause I’ve always liked the Israeli winter, mainly since I truly suffer in heat, and the summer in Tel Aviv wasn’t my favorite. It’s easier to put an extra sock, or wear a jacket, then running from one air conditioner to the other, to avoid the terrible summer humidity. This winter I’m swimming in
In this WEST swimming workout your are going to learn how to control you swimming pace in 50, 100 & 200 but in increasing pace of 2 and 5 sec. The amazing thing in this WEST swimming masters workout is that you can do this swimming workout a few times and every time you will
Why aren’t you like other kids? Why aren’t you doing well? Why can’t you do the things other kids can? As a young boy with ADHD I was scolded all the time when I should have been encouraged. My confidence and my self-esteem were depressed so much that I didn’t want to respond or talk,
Why should we stretch exactly 7 min after swimming? Many swimmers swim in the morning or late in the evening, and most of the time, they just don’t take the time to do so. We have 1 hour to exercise, more or less, and we need to finish our 3k and go to work or
Swim from the Heart- Cape Carmel 27.05.2016 The First International Sister City Haifa–San Francisco Swim Meet Supporting Rambam Health Care Campus Friday, May 27, 2016 http://bit.ly/SwimFromTheHeart Have a Heart and Swim from the Heart! Join hundreds of swimmers from around the world on Friday, May 27, 2016, by participating in the first
8 Steps to train for the Dead Sea swim? *Before we start… On Tuesday November 15th ,2016 Alongside the EcoPeace foundation, we will hold attend the 1st ever international swim event – a challenge to swim across the Dead Sea. As the lowest point on earth, and the deepest hyper saline lake in the world,
Coach Ori Sela took Avishag Turek (Marathon swimmer) and Ilanit Yurman(The one leg swimmer) to swim on the snow, both of them never swam in less then 15 degrees. Walking on the snow, swimming,relaxing and even doing a competition down hill is to understand how the body reacts to cold but especially how to worm
200 swimmers from all over Israel came to Ashdot Yaakov swimming pool near the Sea of galilee. WEST and Water World swimmers took more than 100 medals. One of the top swimmers and WEST swimming technique coach was Ayelet Nagli (45 years old)who broke 3 national masters records when she swam 200(2:23) 400(4:57) & 800
25 Min TEST, swimming freestyle breathing every 3 strokes
Lesson number 3 – Breathing Our goal is not to try breathing before you got all the other elements down. We started to work on turning a full 180 degrees in the water, so that we are floating on our back’ keeping our hand close to our ear to make the return to
WEST swim clinic lesson 1- The shape of the palm & under water stretch depth. Point number 1 that we worked on is the shape of your palm in and above water. We already established that coordinately we cannot keep an open, relaxed palm above water to reduce stress from our shoulders, and then close
Lesson number 2 – How to float better, or, in other words, how to keep your body from being halting while swimming. Last time we talked about the palm and the depth in which we stretch our hand, the two most important element in the WEST swimming technique. Today we’ll talk about floating. Many swimmers
10 Drafting exercises to improve open water swimming In recent years, open water swimming has developed amazingly, in Israel, which owns some incredible and inviting beaches, Egypt, USA and worldwide. Additional jump in the number of swimmers occurred once open swimming became an Olympic heat. Water World Israel in association with “Shvoong” and
Unlike adults, kids can’t keep to a strict training routine without any fun and games. Some kids want to play all the time. If we have an ADHD kid in the group and we don’t combine games with exercise in the lesson he will get bored and will quit, or he won’t listen and disrupt
שיעור מספר 9 בקליניקת שחייה בשיטת ווסט – היפוקסייה – שחייה ללא נשימה היום בעולם נותנים חשיבות רבה לשחייה ללא נשימה על מנת לשחות ספרינט של 50 מ’ בכל הכוח ובעיקר לדעת לקחת יותר חמצן בכל שאיפת אוויר בשחייה ווסט החשיבות של שחייה ללא נשימה היא היכולת להציף את הרגליים וליצור גרירת רגליים נכונה במים
Lessons number 7+8 – “The holy WEST triangle” Once you are aware of these three parameters you can start to improve, because you have a goal. When you’ve finished your 25m swim, you take your pulse for 10 seconds, holding two fingers to your neck. You want to work on keeping a low pulse.
Lesson number 6 – How to do a backstroke while protecting your lower back In order to understand the differences between world record holder Aaaron Peirsol and swimming WEST Let’s start with the “classic” backstroke. This stroke involves stretching both hands over your head while stretching your legs in the opposite direction, which of course
Lesson number 5 – The least important points. Angle – Some people say that Olympic swimmers have their hands hit the water at an angle of almost 180 degrees. This is true, but most of us are not that limber, and this will create unnecessary stress to the neck. So you need to find
Lesson number 4 – How to count moves (strokes) Every time a hand touches the water counts as a stroke. If you swim in a 25m pool your initial goal is to reach 18 strokes, and for a 20m pool – 15 strokes. Our end goal is to be able to swim 1 Kilometer
Ram Barkai, , a Guinness record holder, the founder of the Ice Swimming Association and one of the craziest men on earth, talking to Ori Sela about all the things normal people are afraid to ask him. In the first art interview, Ram Barkai explains what Ice swimming. Ram says that if you are healthy
Monday morning. On Monday – I’m in a swimming masters exercise lesson – Double. When I started my program for the 12 km swim, I multiplied most of my trainings both in open water and the pool. Just got back from an outstanding swimming camp in Eilat. “Water World” with Ori, Ayelet and Omer. Three of
How do you summarize a week of European short course swimming competition? A swim with with Erik Van Heijningen President of KNZB, Vice-President of LEN For a whole week I volunteered with the British swimming Team. I wanted these people, who normally don’t visit here, to see Israel the way it should really be seen: the
“You are going to swim 5 lengths now, 100m, without pausing,” he tells me. I look at him, half panicking. Me??? 100m??? I can’t even climb a flight of stairs without having to catch my breath! Air has always been a major issue with me, having had Asthma most of my life. I can practice
Dimitriy Grabovskyy said he loves cycling and running but swimming? He feels he is out of air, and he is last. His goal is to win the Israman in 2017 and swim much faster in in 2016. Dmitriy Grabovskyy born in Crimea in 30/09/1985 I started cycling at age 13. In 2015 became an Israeli
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Apparently, this is not the case with female dogs. I don’t even know when this story begins. Maybe I was too young to remember, but from the time I can remember myself, with all my love for water and the confidence I felt immersed in
5 drills to play with your kids and strengthen their shoulder muscles Today 70% of the kids need to strengthen their shoulders, why is it so important? Kids with a stronger body have better motor skills, they are more self-confident and more likely to succeed in school. Many first grade children today need Occupational Therapy,
Some swimmers will say Hypoxic exercises are the most difficult drills in swimming, what if you swim without air, increase your pace and swim 200 m? What happens to your body if the 50 m fast is in butterfly or breaststroke? Last but not least, what if you need to increase your 200 m freestyle
Ilanit Yurman with another interesting blog about eating. Open water buffet Wednesday morning, the Mediterranean Sea, I’m on my U-turn going back as I swim to the north then to the south. I get the feeling I should “fuel up”. I open my buoy to have a gel, but instead I ate half a sandwich.
Ori Sela was and still has ADHD, after treating thousands of kids and adults in the water, failing because of his disorder, he now at the age of 43 teaches people how to love their disorder. How to love your ADHD? Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 5 steps in life to love your disorder First chapter
Most Masters swimmers don’t know how to control their pace, and if they know they don’t know their exact time they are going to swim. It is important to know that every day we are a little different, some days we are energetic and sometimes it’s not a good day, in this swimming workout you
“The Dead sea comes alive” First Ever 15k Salty Swim Across The Dead Sea When- Feb-2-2016 Cause- Raise awareness and bring people and cultures together for saving the nature! The awing DEAD SEA is in its worst condition ever. By raising awareness we hope to enhance preservation and protection activities for this global heritage
Speeding Up “There is more to life than increasing it’s speed” – Mahatma Gandhi. Of course, no doubt. There are some other important things. Pace , stroke rate, volume. For me for now speed is my goal. I just have to swim faster. I’m on my way to my first swimming marathon. 10 Km,maybe 11-12
Sometimes an open water competition is not a normal swimming competition, Crocodile swim is like paradise, passing the beautiful 4 island and lots of fish and marina life on the way. 800 swimmers, lots of kids and beautiful faces coming out of the water.
One a the biggest events in open water is Port2port open water competition from Jaffa ( Charles Clor beach) to Tel Aviv. One way 4.5 k, no need to navigate just to swim strait and enjoy Tel Aviv most beautiful beaches.
Ori Sela learned many things about triathlon, therapy, swimming, swimming technique and in this video he is sharing his first experience in his first triathlon. Swimming tips and triathlon tips for your first triathlon: 1. When starting to train for a triathlon, always start with swimming then bike and last start running, it is important
Tickling Patrick funny exercise for kids to play in the pool Why do we call it the tickling Patrick? And why is this game so good for opening our lungs, floating better and the most important thing, kids love it? As you probably know Patrick is SpongeBob’s best friend and he is very ticklish, the
Ori Sela learned all his Knowledge from his Patients and coaches, Today after more than 15 years he is sharing some of them in order for us to learn more about the power of the water To learn more about swimmer’s shoulder, how to treat shoulder pain, frozen shoulder, neck pain and how to swim
Marrying a swimmer: Yes or No? When I was younger, before I met my wife, I had a dream – to marry someone who was also an athlete, preferably a swimmer. I liked the idea of my partner and I having the same hobbies and spending more time together. After we got married my wife,
Why is it so important to swim with open fingers? You probably heard the expression: “You don’t eat soup with a fork”, that’s what we were told as kids when we swam with open fingers. **Swim WEST makes you swim looser, faster and protect your shoulder and lower back. Twenty year ago we started teaching
More than 100 swimmers came to Shaar Golan for swimming but especially to have fun, meet people, learn about the WEST swimming technique. Some people think swimming is boring, We create this amazing atmosphere in order for people to learn about what they are doing and why in these swimming workouts, and to make swimming
Once a year thousands of girls and women compete in the biggest triathlon and biggest event of the year, WEST swimmers and WEST swimming technique coaches help them on their swim.
More than 100 coaches and instructors of swim WEST technique left every thing and came to have fun in the beautiful beaches of kaisaria.
Every week many swimmers, triathletes or swimmers that have lower back pain come to the WEST swim clinic and learn how to swim according to their body type, flexibility, muscles and more.
As a parent we teach our kids many things, but is it good for us to teach them how to swim? is it good to work on their swimming technique? the answer is yes and no! Yes play with them in the water, but no, don’t teach them if you really want them to go with
Open water training camp in Eilat in 2015 A year has passed, the excitement at its peak, meet again this year in Eilat, imagination Imagine a quiet blue sea, clear water, three days of frantic development and progress in the area of open water with the best coaches in the field of swimming in the
Being an Olympic swimmer is a hard job, lots of failures, successes, tears Michael Phelps has really changed, he talks differently but most of all it’s so interesting to know and listen the both of them talking. How they are talking about improvement, swimming technique and much more.
My first 400 IM in a big competition. Ori Sela founder of swim WEST technique is sharing stories of his life, How his biggest trauma in swimming changed his life. Ori was a problematic child, he wasn’t a good athlete but he loved swimming even though he has last in his team and in the country, his
O.k what can I say? I started to focus on open water swimming last year after competing for about 30 years in all distances of triathlon. I never used to swim very well and thus hated the swim training and the swim part of triathlon just had to be “done”. I heard about WEST Swimming
10 swimming tips before you take your kid to swim in open water. Before we start talking about how to make your kid adjust and fall in love with swimming in open water, let’s clarify the goal in teaching your kid to swim in open water. The First and most important thing we want our
Learn more: How to swim faster, looser and protect your lower back with the swim WEST technique, the healthiest swimming technique in the world and get a 50% off on your first online swimming course>>> Watch your back Israel-based coach Ori Sela developed the WEST swimming technique for reducing lower back pain. In 2014 he
Why shouldn’t we swim with a pull buoy when we have lower back pain or when our body sinks in the water? In this article you will learn why you shouldn’t use a pull buoy in order to float better especially when suffering from lower back pain. You will also learn when you should we
How come loosening our lower back while swimming freestyle can help us gain more air and speed? Most people will say that they feel as though they’re running out of air while they’re swimming, or worse, they feel pain in their lower backs and necks after swimming. In this video, we will try
In order to understand how to breathe correctly or better how to get more air and protect your lower back, it is important to see Michael Phelps and his swimming coach Bob Bowman in this unique video: When talking about swimming technique and especially breathing in freestyle, Bob Bowman talks about a couple of things
Miriam Bar-on almost died when when a car crashed her bike. She biked 50 miles per hour when a driver didn’t see her and crashed face to face with her. Miriam was saved by a miracle when most of her bones where broken, her arm, sternum, knee, tibia and more.. A week after with wheel chair
Miriam Bar-on almost died when when a car crashed her bike. She biked 50 miles per hour when a driver didn’t see her and crashed face to face with her. Miriam was saved by a miracle when most of her bones where broken, her arm, sternum, knee, tibia and more.. A week after with wheel chair
How to train for parallel open water boat swim? Swimming next to a boat can be amazing, but it can be very dangerous and frustrating as well if you don’t train properly for the challenge. Before we start it is very important to train with a coach in group swimming, and only when you feel
Three months ago while I was bike riding up north I unfortunately had a very serious bike accident due to a very steep slope I went down on. I was hospitalized for two weeks. My injuries included fractures in my back, broken ribs, pneumothorax and a nervous injury to my right arm and shoulder. A
Treat and heal “swimmers shoulder” pain in shoulders, neck, frozen shoulder, elbow pain, wrist & learn why swimming WEST is the WEST way to swim When we get injured from ski, “overtraining” , pressure from life, you have 2 options: 1. To cry. and say: Why now!! Why did it happen to me? 2. Using
Lower back Pain swim WEST online course The WEST swimming course treats lower back by loosening the shoulder, lower back and elongating specific muscles in order learn easier and swim faster. Today WEST technique treats thousands of people each month from Herniated disc, stenosis, disc ballet and more. Sometimes it’s fun not to think, we
Start today and get off on your, learn to swim freestyle online course >>> Learn to swim freestyle in WEST swimming technique When learning how to swim in WEST swimming technique, you will: 1. Protect your lower back and neck. 2. You will elongate your muscles, strengthen them and get more air. 3.You will understand everything
For only 20$ you can learn to swim breaststroke Learn to swim breaststroke online in WEST swimming technique swim faster, looser and protect your lower back, Learn how to take the advantages in swimming breaststroke healthy and put all the disadvantages on the side. You probably heard that breaststroke is not healthy or even worse
Learn to swim butterfly online in WEST swimming technique Swim faster, looser and protect your lower back Start today and learn to swim butterfly online for only 20$ learn to swim butterfly online course >>> Butterfly is the most beautiful swimming, but it can be painful if you don’t swim it according to your flexibility,
Learn to swim backstroke with the “West” technique.Swim faster, looser and healthier. Experience the benifits of the “WEST” swimming technique and learn why it’s the healthiest swimming technique in the world. Sign up today to recieve the full online course for only 15$ About the course: In this course you’ll learn how to swim 200m backstroke whilst improving your
Susie Dvoskin lost her daughter Tamar when a drunk driver killed her while she was biking, Susie and Danny her husband help thousands of people,especially women with sport. Susie talking to Ori the founder of WEST swimming technique, about the hardest things in life, about swimming, triathlon, how to start training and she does it with
Israeli Masters Summer Championship 31st of July – 1st of August The Israeli masters summer championship on Long Course (50 meter) will be held on July 31- August 1st in the Brand new facility, the national pool of Israel Wingate institute. The brand new facility will host the European Short course Championship in December
Sleeplessness 365 days a year, 12 months, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Work, children, family, friends. And me, I just want to swim. I have to practice, increase speed & volume, improve my style. I eat well, exercise, Pilates, cycling the full Monty J I wish I could stay in
Andi Murez the fastest Israeli swimmers talking about her swimming technique, her dream to be in Rio 2016 Olympics and what she needs to do in order to swim faster then 54 sec in 100 freestyle. 1. Andi murez and Ori Sela, things about swimming drills, swimming workouts and the journey to the Olympics. Questions
Swimming the English channel By Harry Finger……. Harry Finger from Brazil a good friend with a great hart and a big smile swam with Israeli open water swimmers, after the swim he told us about his swimming technique, his fears during the long distance workouts and how he succeeded to swim the English channel, WEST
Tal Shomron, 31 years old, Actress About 9 months ago I injured my ankle, didn’t take it very seriously and I’ve been carrying the pain ever since. It’s been limiting my capabilities at work and causing a lot of pain and healing time in my personal live. I started swimming in WEST swimming technique as a
Swimming tips: How to make your own energy drink for marathon open water swims Why should we invest time in making our meal as a drink? Why not just take a jell, energy bar or any other food when swimming in open water? In order to answer this question we need to understand what
In this swimming workout you will learn how to use the breaststroke and strengthen your muscles without causing pain to your lower back. When swimming breaststroke,in one hand , the stroke works on 240 muscles in our body, (more than all other strokes) but on the other hand ,when we are 20 years old+ you can
Dana Eden” When you stop being a professional swimmer you have to adjust your swimming technique to your body and age” My name is Dana Eden Sh’hori and I’m a former professional swimmer and a national record holder in 200 breaststroke and 400 I.M. I participated in several European championships as well as world championships. I
Hi, my name is Alon, I am 42 years old, married with 3 kids, work as a plastic surgeon and as a sky-dive instructor. During the last 2 years I have been suffering from lower back pain, and have been diagnosed to have 2 herniated discs, and I started swimming with the WEST swimming technique.
Keren Siebner on of the most beautiful swimmers in the world, talking about the “pill” (swimming) that helped her to be a better person, helped her to deal with her problem in school, helped her concentrate because of her ADHD. After being 12 in the European championship she is now dreaming about the Olympics in
Hi, my name is Tal, I’m 30 years old, living in Tel-Aviv and working as a R&D manager at a biotech company. I started swimming when I was 10 years old and became a professional swimmer, swimming between 6-9 times a week until the age of 18, mostly competing in 100 and 200 meters butterfly.
Ori Sela is talking to Adi Bichman about failure, the Olympic games in 2000, women swimming and much more, the big Question is???? Is she going to try to be the best in 10K at the age of 32?? ** At the end you can read some questions Ori asked Adi Bichman about swimming technique,
What should you eat when swimming long distance? Can Jellyfish provide appropriate nutrition when swimming a marathon? In this article we’ll discuss long distance swims and what we mean is swimming a marathon which is somewhere between 10 kilometers to 50 kilometers in open water. And when considering what we should eat, we’re looking
Steven Munatones the most interesting swimmer, coach and much more… answering questions to Ori Sela the founder of WEST swimming technique and marathon open water swimmers in Israel. Every long distance open water swimmer asked 1 question and Steven with his great enthusiasm and his passion to give and tell more about open water said
Cut Off I’m a sea turtle 🙂 Rare, unique and slow.(If you don’t understand my open water swim it’s 2:36 hours for 4.7k ) I’m so slow. Most of you will say that’s because I’ve got only one leg. Well, even competing to other amputees, I’m very slow. I’m only swimming for 2 years,
10 easy steps to Learn to swim breaststroke in WEST swimming technique while protecting your neck and back. For only 25$ you can get the learn to swim breaststroke in WEST swimming technique, sometimes it’s bust not to think just to follow the course and you will swim amazing>> The breaststroke swimming style has many
Alon Mandel, answering questions “A day after” stopping being a professional swimmer. Alon has one of the most amazing swimming technique, he loves swimming, coaching swimming on his time off. A talk with an Olympic swimmer “ success, swimming, failure and life” 1.Why did you start swimming? Followed my older sisters. When did you know you
Guy Barnea one of the fastest backstroke swimmers in the world talking to Ori Sela about life, swimming technique, swimming fast, failure in swimming and what is he going to do after swimming?
2:29? I just love the open water swimming. Maybe it’s the people, maybe it’s the wild swimmers which (almost) no water are too cold or too rough for them. I’m proud to be one of them, although I’m not really equal. But my real home is the 25m swimming pool. Whether in my home
Swimming in Israel Why swim in your vacation, business trip or why swim with masters swimming Israel? Why swim open water in Israel, masters swimming in Israel and especially in Water World Israel? The answer Is long but important: The beauty of open water in Israel – We made an amazing swim in the
Avishag Turek never thought she can swim so far, she loves swimming and swimming in open water, During her long distance swimming workouts she worked a lot on WEST swimming technique, stretching, learning what is good for her to eat and more.. A week before the challenge of swimming 42K in the Mediterranean sea she
Many children experience birth as a traumatic event. 9 months of complete and utter happiness in their mother’s belly end when they’re taken from this serene and peaceful place, not always in the most natural and comfortable way into the air of the world followed by an unpleasant shower at the hospital. The aggressive birth,
Swim alone? with a group? learn swimming online? with a friend? What’s more effective for you? What’s best for us in order to improve our swimming technique, speed, flexibility and protecting our lower back? Before you start reading the article below you have to know what do you want to do or change with your
Freestyle vs Backstroke for lower back pain Advantages and disadvantages of swimming freestyle and backstroke Doctors tell people that have lower back pain, herniated disc, and split disc, to swim backstroke, Are they right? So I will start with saying that freestyle / crawl we swim when we look down, we can see where we
Open water swimming? Is better to train indoor or outdoor? Why is it hard to swim open water? What type of training will help me best? In open water many swimmers have hard time breathing. Some swallow water, or experience hard time getting through the waves. It causes panic in many cases. Others simply avoid
Swimming with paddles All of the questions you were too shy to ask… about paddles. Swimming Paddles- why do we need them? How do you choose the right pair for you? What is it the proper way to use them? *before you start… Some swimmers work on shortening their muscles, working on power before working
It is always great talking to coaches all around the world, swimming coaches that come from a different background, to speak with them, train with them and learn some more about swimming techniques, swimming drills and see this amazing facility of Stanford University. I had the honor to train with Matt in Stanford, He himself
Why is accordion so important in swimming, in order to control your swimming technique while swimming fast. Most masters simmers say they can swim fast but can’t swim slow or in other words they can swim slow but don’t know how to control their swimming pace in 55%, 60%….. in the accordion WEST swimming workout
During my trip to California Ben Loorz Head coach of California east bay University. Ben talks about loving what you do in life and specialty swimming.
Coach Pedro from Water World swim was first introduced to me by a good friend Levy Gerzberg who happens to be on the line of San Francisco and Israel, he swims in Water World Israel in Israel and in a different Water World in the US.who can believe that there are 2 Water World and can
I have to say I was really inspired by Greg in Stanford, he didn’t stop walking from one side to the other, correcting his swimmers motivating them and every thing with smile. Greg talks about swimming technique, how to swim freestyle, whats important as a swimming coach, but most important is to love what you
Mike Lockwood From ages 8 to 18, he competed on summer league and high school teams. He has been training and competing with masters programs since 1995, currently training and competing with the Tri Valley Masters out of Pleasanton, California. In 2007, he got his introduction to open water swimming by completing his first Alcatraz
After Ori Sela’s Talk about the “Power of Failure” in the JCC Palo Alto and meeting Lisa Hazen, we had to talk about open water, so why not film in so other people can watch? Lisa Hazen the women’s title in the 60K , Rosaria Marathon in Argentina and placed third in the Lago
Steven Munatones World champion in 25k open water swim and head coach of the USA open water team talking about Open water. Only looking at his eyes you can see and hear his great passion for swimming and open water. More about Steven Munatones USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Team – Coach Coach at
People tell me Ori, you had a 22 hours flight, Are you tired? How can I be? When I am meeting Pedro Ordenes the one and only, Levy & Liora Gerzberg, Erik, Rebeca, Hunter, swimmers from all the clubs in San Francisco BAY, yes it is a paradise for open water swimmers, no boats except
SAFSAL Routine, let’s talk about the swimming routine. When you swim so much (25, 35, 41 kilometers a week) the important thing is to break routine sometimes. For me breaking the routine doesn’t mean resting, but just “different” swimming. The “different” swimming story of the week start with a group of swimmers called SAFSAL. SAFSAL
The 11th week of reaching towards my goal, and I want to tell you about the mental part of this journey. Where are the crossroads in which we, myself and my mental inner self have a dialogue… The whole mental part of my swimming became more powerful recently. I’m taking a swimming instructor course
Few months ago I’ve received an Email from Ori Sela, my swimming trainer. “Try to swim 4 times a week: Twice a week with the masters groups in Water World Center, Once a week a long distance swim in the open water (sea), And once a week by yourself with the new swim-west interactive program
WEST swimming courses are amazing for 3 mane reasons: 1. We look at each swimmers as if he or here, have a herniated disk and pain in their lower back & neck, even if you don’t have any pain at all. By loosening the neck we reduce the level of stress form life and by loosening
Why is changing leader in swimming WEST so important? Most people don’t know how to swap leader without losing so much energy in open water and when swimming in the pool, why does it happen? Because they just speed up, pass the swimmer and they don’t thinks about what’s happening to the body or our
Ho no, Jelly fish! Here are 10 facts about jellyfish: They’ve been around for some 650 million years and they have no plans to leave They are found in every ocean and sea and even in fresh water They have no brain. This fact makes their annoying stinge even more frustrating to humans.. They are
Few words about the amazing Masters championship: I find myself in the beautiful olympic pool in Wingate Institution, trying to understand “what am I doing here”. I’m surrounded by great swimmers, most of them swimming twice faster than me, and I know that I belong here, that’s my place. I’m a swimmer.
10 post swimming workout stretching exercises Stretching exercises for swimmers who learn how to swim,working on their swimming technique, from masters swimming, triathlon, open water , swimming beginners and more…. Most swimmers forget to stretch at the end of a swimming workout and don’t fully understand the importance of stretching. At the end of a
In this masters swimming workout we are going to practice long distance swimming and a little work on “Aggressive Drafting”. Before we start it is important to understand that we never grab a swimmer , touch his leg or pull him down, even if he swam on us and pulled our leg. But !! we
One of the most important thing in swimming 400 m, is to know the time you are going to swim before swimming it, How is it done? In WEST swimming we understand that our body is a little different each day, How is that even possible? Some times we are tired, stressed, strong, our body
Before you run to this amazing and hard workout you should try to do workout 7 & 8 and only afterwords do hypoxia and legs. Why is this so important and hard? Most masters swimmers that didn’t yet practice the WEST swimming technique will feel they don’t have enough air, or their legs will sink.
In this masters workout we will learn how to control our pace in 200 m after we are out of air? Is it possible? yes, Is it very hard? yes, can you succeed? We hope you will tell us at the end.
In this swimming workout you will learn how to control your pace without Air, why is so good for your swimming? *read the article in WEST swimming about ADHD Hypoxia swimming drills will help us swim have more air when we are out of air, And why is it so important for our lower back?
Swimming fast or working on your speed is a very important physiological element, our goal is to know how to swim fast without hurting and causing pain 6 hours after the swimming workout which means pain is good when speeding up, but the question is if the pain stays with us or goes away and
Treat and heal lower back pain. Save money by going to the pool and not to the doctor. Swim much faster with less effort. Live a painless and & a stress free life. The WEST way to swim…………….. 1. WEST swimming is the best swimming technique to heal and treat lower back pain and neck,
Before you learn to swim freestyle fast it is important to work on your swimming technique. The problam in masters swimming and sprints is, that sometimes it’s very dangerous for the shoulder, neck & lower back. So how should we improve our speed in 100 m freestyle or breaststroke without hearting our body? In this
Where once a man had walked the waters, we will now swim the sea! The “Sea-Of-Galilee swim” 21 k’ distance crossing the full length of the lake, from north to south It is a friendly “swim together” in pace-groups. An adventure, not a race. Date: Friday, May-15-2015 Start: 04:30 am Estimated number of swimmers –
“If u want 2 be the best, you have to do things that other people aren’t willing to do”. Michel Phelps And I want to be different… Week 13 has arrived, and with it the time for long volume trainings, or to be more accurate for longer than I did so far, and just for
In this exercise we will learn how to control your pace in 1500 m. when you know you are going to swim this distance you have to be ready mentally, physically and most important to know exactly how to start your first 200m, and how you are going to finish. In long distances the depth
Heart Rate when swimming – why is it so important to use it accurately according to your goals This article is very important for swimming beginners, masters, triathlon, people who learn how to swim, open water swimmers, but!! when learning how to swim it is important not to swim faster than 65% of your maximum
Many swimmers don’t know how to control their pace in 200 m freestyle, they feel they are out of air, but what they don’t know is that they doggie paddle witch means they swim sometimes more than 10 strokes for 25 m. swimming 30% more strokes would get you oxidized much faster and in the end your
Oded Rahav one of the founders of Cyprus Israel swim is talking about his fears a week before the second time, after the failure in 2013…….
In this workout you won’t feel good with your time in 200 medley but you will know how to control your pace. In the end you will measure your time in 200 Medley, you will feel tired but very good, It is recommended to do this work out 2 more times(not in the same week) to
Some swimmers don’t know how to continue after swimming very fast with very high pulse. Your goal is to know how to swim fast but after a 50 or a 100 m to glide and enjoy your long distance swim.
Freestyle flip, freestyle turn How to do it easily, gain air, protect lower back and swim faster? It is important to start learning the freestyle flip only after you swim 1000m freestyle, if you need to improve your freestyle swimming technique: Start this online WEST swimming technique course and improve your swimming and speed>> **Some
Elad Benjamin before the competition talking with Ori Sela
Learn why loosening your lower back & neck will help you treat lower back and swim much faster The purpose of learning how to swim freestyle in steps is to make it possible for everyone, a teenager or a grownup, an athlete or a beginner – to understand and learn how to swim in an
42.195 Does this number look familiar? Yup, it is the marathon distance. But I won’t be running it, I will be swimming it. Do you ask yourself how this project came together? The answer is complex. I’ll be turning 40 this year. Oh yeah, here is coming middle life crises. But that is not the
Free style turn in 6 steps WEST swimming technique The free style flip is used in order to swim faster but the big question is: Should we do the freestyle turn like Olympian swimmers? The answer is divided to 2: 1. Yes, we should see Micheal Phelps and Ryan Lochte in all angles in the
How to build a good training program and reach your goals in life and especially your goals in sports. When I ask people what their goal is, 90% of them just don’t know or even worse, they think they know but they have too many goals at the same time, which could lead to injuries,
No suit during winter time? Before talking about what happens to our body in low temperatures, how low do we even talk about? The temperature in the Mediterranean Sea (Israel shores) goes as high as 33°c during summer time and as low as 13°c (and usually it doesn’t get below 16) during winter time. It
In order for you to know how to swim properly, or how to use swimming as a tool for total body loosening, you must understand the muscle structure of cyclers and cross country runners. But even before that… why do we even need swimming for? Is it any good? Should we learn how to swim
Maybe you’ve heard that breaststroke is not healthy when it comes to lower back pain, and it is so vey true. Breaststroke can hurt our lower back and neck if we are not swimming according to our flexibility level. But the question is, if we swim breaststroke without breathing, will it be painfull as well?
Hydrotherapeutic treatment of back, knees, ankles, hip, Achilles tendon injuries and shin splints (stress fractures). Running is a very healthy sport, but it isn’t so for everyone. Every person has a different body type, ankle angles and flexibility. Over the past few years running has became very popular thanks to its availability: you don’t have
Some drills you should know before heading out for open water swimming After watching and understanding the drills we can handle open water swimming better, having full control of our body, and enjoying swimming in the ocean. Having a full control of our body will also speed up our swimming. A very important principle of
Breathing right feels good. Why is freestyle breathing position so important? Why should we learn how to swim in the right swimming technique in order to swim faster but more importantly to protect our neck. Have you ever asked yourself why we feel out of breath, like we need to get hooked up to an
Correct kicking in swim WEST technique A quick test and a kicking improving strategy. Let’s start with the quick test. Try to kick 25m with no breathing (place your arms upfront in a stream line). Count how many breathes you take, and at the end of 25m take your heart rate for 10 seconds (the goal
Swimming tips and swimming workouts in order to heal and treat “swimmer’s shoulder” In this article there are 10 swimming drills to relief and treat shoulder and neck pain, in order for you to know exactly how much time or distance you should repeat each swimming workout it is recommended to join the WEST swimming
Why swim with fins, which fins should we use? And how? In swim WEST we believe in 1.Loosening 2. Elongating 3. Strengthening the reason is we want to build a swimming technique that will be like a shock absorber. What do we need fins for? Which ones to buy? How should it be used? Can
Underwater stretch depth, why is it so important? and why should we swim in a different swimming technique, and not like Olympian swimmers? Why is it so important for long distance swimming, open water swimming and triathletes? In long distance most of the people swim differently when they swim in the sea compared to
How can swimming technique, swimming workouts can help kids and adults with ADHD? Our main goal is bringing more oxygen from the lungs to the brain, and by that we can be more concentrated and for longer periods of time. So how do we do it? A good example is the casino, where people gamble,
What should we take in mind when we learn how to swim or when we start training? The first and most important thing is to find flexible and good hours for when you can train. When share your life with someone, maybe a family, there are hours that are good for you, but don’t
Swimming during pregnancy in WEST swimming technique. What’s very important to know? What changes in swimming technique do pregnant woman need to take into consideration? What is allowed and what is not? And why do pregnant woman suffer from lower back pain from 6-9 months? The main thing is that the center of the
The Doctor told you to rest – what should you do? *The Doctor in the photo will never tell you to rest 🙂 The most important thing to understand is that the same way we need sleep to continue our life, and we need food for our energy, we also need to do aerobic exercise
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