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Stroke Length Does Matter

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A guide for competitive swimmers to take a look at how stroke length contributes to swimming efficiency. There is a PowerPoint and several websites for the swimmers to visit to gather information. They then keep track of their swimming strokes, counting, timing, and charting their progress. Finally comes the analysis of their swimming efficiency.

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swimming

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swimming, competitive, efficiency, stroke length, swim, physical education
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Grade
9th - 12th
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Physical Education
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