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North Carolina State Swimming’s Dryland Program (Video)
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Olivier Poirier-Leroy
In this video two swimmers from the North Carolina State Swimming & Diving program show off a series of dryland exercises. If you are looking for some new ways to challenge your core and stability muscles there is a metric ton of variations of the tried and true exercises such as the plank, as well as lots of different swiss ball and partner exercises.
SEE ALSO: The Top 5 Core Exercises for Swimmers
The video features swimmer Kohl Hurdle and Zina Grogg, and was filmed by head coach Braden Halloway.
ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA STATE SWIMMING
The NC State Wolfpack has been coached by Braden Holloway, who himself is a NC State grad (2001) for the past couple years.
SEE ALSO: Why Core Strength Will Make You a Faster Swimmer
At the 2014 NCAA Championships the Wolfpack men (quite possibly the best team name going) the men’s team placed 13th, which was highest among the teams in their conference (the ACC), an improvement on last year’s 15th place finish, and their highest since 1979.
The women placed 16th, also the highest they have placed in over 30 years. Seven of the NC State women were also recognized with First Team and Honorable Mention All-American honors.
Olivier Poirier-Leroy
Olivier Poirier-Leroy is the founder of YourSwimLog.com. He is an author, former national level swimmer, two-time Olympic Trials qualifier, and swim coach.
Olivier is the author of the books YourSwimBook and Conquer the Pool. He writes all things high-performance swimming and is passionate about helping swimmers, swim coaches, and swim parents master the pool.
His articles were read over 4 million times last year and his work has appeared on USA Swimming, SwimSwam, STACK, NBC Universal, and more.
He's also kinda tall and can be found hitting noon-hour lap swims. You can learn more about Olivier here.
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