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Improve Your Swimming Workouts
This is the second in a series of tips aimed to help you improve your swimming workouts.
To get the most out of your swimming workout, you need variety, good technique and a sense of pace. You can improve your technique through the use of drills. Keep in mind that drills are designed to work on one aspect of your stroke. The drill alone is not the perfect stroke; it's a specific movement done repetitively to help you learn a certain part of the stroke.
Fingertip Drag. This is a relatively easy drill. As you recover, drag your fingertips over the surface of the water. Do not do a "zipper" drill and bring your hand too close to your body. Recover the hand out wide, dragging over the surface of the water. This drill encourages you to keep your elbow higher than your hand during recovery. |
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Please Note Our Upcoming Facility Closures
The fitness room, game room and rooms 1, 2 & 3 at Bow Creek Recreation Center will remain closed through December 18. Please call the center to confirm opening date.
The Mount Trashmore Skate Park will be closed through December 14 for maintenance. The Skate Park at Woodstock Park will be open.
All Virginia Beach Recreation Centers, Owl Creek Tennis Center, parks and park facilities will close at 12 noon on December 24 and will remain closed on December 25. They will also close at 5 pm on December 31 and remain closed on January 1.
Don't forget that your membership is good at all six Virginia Beach Recreation Centers! If your usual center is closed for maintenance, take the opportunity to visit another center. Use this locator to help you find one! |
Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation believes all of our diverse citizens have a right to participate in community recreation and we are committed to creating equal access for everyone who may have a challenge or barrier. If you or your child require additional support, we can help. Learn more about our accommodation and inclusion services. |
We welcome your comments and questions. Feel free to email us at fun@vbgov.com. |
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Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation is accredited by CAPRA,
the certifying agency of the National Recreation and Park Association. |
If you are an experienced diving coach looking to use your love of diving and competitive sports, we need you! We offer an intramural diving league for youth ages 7-15, with an emphasis on development and fun in a low-key competitive environment. Great Neck and Princess Anne Recreation Centers each host a dive team with 2 coaches and a maximum of 32 divers. The season runs March through April, with a championship meet in May.
Does your child enjoy swimming and playing sports? This is a great opportunity for kids to combine the two and learn how to play water polo. The Water Polo League is a learning league that is geared toward a non-competitive and fun environment. 
Does the idea of learning skills that can save a life sound like the right challenge for you? Sign up for an American Red Cross Lifeguard Training course and get certified! 