The Race Club is a
swimming
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club known for training
Olympic Games
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swimmers with its swimming training program that is focused on specific swimming techniques, located in
Islamorada, Florida
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History
The Race Club was founded in 2003Olympic medal
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ist (1968, 1972 and 1976) who was voted the World’s greatest male swimmer in both 1969 and 1970. At the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics
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, Hall's teammates voted him to be the flag bearer who led the U.S. Olympic Team
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into Olympic Stadium
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for the Opening ceremonies.
The Halls became the first pair of father and son to each make three Olympic appearances.
In 2004, swimmers from The Race Club won 6 Olympic medals at the Athens Olympic Games. In 2006, The Race Club began offering summer swim camps for swimmers of any age to learn how to swim faster. In 2008, 17 swimmers representing 15 countries that trained with The Race Club competed in the Beijing Olympics. Two more Olympic medals were won. All swam personal best times.
Swimming training program
The Race Club swimming training programs incorporate five disciplines; swim training, strength training
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, mental training (sport psychology
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Sport psychology i ...
), nutrition
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and recovery (healing
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). The Race Club facilities are located at Founders Park in Islamorada, Fla.diving
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* Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water
* Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
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pool.
Swimming nutrition
To complement the swimming training program, The Race Club offers specialized nutrition for swimmers focused on competitive swimming nutrition.
Swimming video
The Race club utilizes specialized underwater photography equipment to create swimming technique videos, and can video a swimmer from under water or above the water to analyze swimming strokes underwater and from different angles to improve skill.Swimming Video DVDs , The Race Club , Swimming Technique DVD, Swimming DVD, Swimming Video , The Race Club
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Olympic medalists from The Race Club World Team
* Anthony Ervin
* Gary Hall, Sr.
* Gary Hall, Jr.
* Klete Keller
* Nathan Adrian
* Milorad Čavić
* Mirna Jukić
* Duje Draganja
* George Bovell
* Therese Alshammar
* Fernando Scherer
Olympic team members from The Race Club
* Mike Bottom, coach
* Henrique Barbosa
* Guy Barnea
* Ricardo Busquets
* Gordan Kožulj
* Mario Delač
* Brett Hawke
* Michelle Engelsman
* Fabiola Molina
* Mark Foster
* Darren Mew
* Bartosz Kizierowski
* Dominik Meichtry
* Igor Marchenko
References
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Sports clubs and teams established in 2003
Sports clubs and teams in the United States
Swimming organizations
Organizations based in Florida
Sports in Florida
2003 establishments in Florida