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Barbara Hummel

Posted by Barbara Hummel on May 09, 2006 02:25PM (5,545 views)


Barbara Hummel held numerous age-group national records in swimming and is a veteran of two Olympic Trials, ten marathons, and many triathlons. In 1998 she transferred 20+ years of book-editing experience to a career in swimming. For the past 10 years she has helped create articles, newsletters, books, and videos for swimmers. She has also taught swimming technique at dozens of clinics across the US, and has directed two weeklong technique camps for triathletes. She is a USA Triathlon Level I Certified Coach, as well as head coach of a Masters team and assistant coach of a USS team in New Hampshire. She is committed to making swimming technique easy to understand and easy to use.

As a Masters swimmer, Barbara has won numerous national championships, and holds two national records (200 LCM Breast and 50 LCM Breast). She is currently ranked among the top four breaststrokers in the world in her age group (55-59), and is world Top-Ten in the 400 IM.

Barbara lives in Vermont, where she does much of her training in a 20-yard pool.



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Responded May 31, 2010 07:13PM

Hi Barbara
you are the greatest in the world , some strange in your sets , i have been working on without any feeling fatique
thank you , so much
qotaeba
Responded Mar 05, 2011 03:45PM

Hi Barbara!
Very inspiring your input. A question: have your tried breaststroke kicking with these drag socks?.. Your legs will be stronger than they already are. It is such a joy to feel the lightness and quickness of the breast stroke kick movements after the huge drag of the drag socks.
I wish you good health for many years to come!!! Reemi.

Responded Mar 05, 2011 06:15PM

sorry, I wrote one r too much in "have you tried"
Responded Nov 14, 2011 06:53AM

Barbara,
Terrific bio. Something else caught my eye - your 20 yard pool. I swam backstroke for Thomas Jefferson High School (1967 thru 1970) in Brooklyn, NY. We had a 20 yard pool - in the basement - with high walls and lots of waves.

Responded Nov 14, 2011 03:16PM

I'm now fortunate enough to do most of my training in a beautiful 25-yard pool. But I do miss the training in a 20-yard pool with flat walls and lots of waves. I got more turn practice, and the waves made me work harder to have a smooth stroke.

Responded Jan 19, 2012 10:32PM

Hi. Just watched your video-deep water running and your technique is fab. I have a broken foot at the moment and have negotiated a removable cast, but doing pull is getting so boring! Do you think deep water running would get me puffing a little more? I reckon I have no fast twitch muscles and only have one pace, so getting a decent work out doing pull alone is proving frustrating.
Responded Jan 22, 2012 08:28PM

Hi, Seonaid
You should consult with your doctor before you try deep-water running with a broken foot. When I water-run, I move the ankles and toes quite a bit, so I imagine this would not be beneficial for bones that are trying to heal. Try to be patient while your body heals itself!

Responded Mar 02, 2012 01:59PM

Hi Barbara! Want to ask you... is there only one hips up movement in one butterfly cycle?..
I think I sometimes do 2 of them, but now I am not sure how one fly cycle should be. ...

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