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The Lost Art of ‘Jumping The Gun’.

Posted on 08/10/2021 by Coach Gary

Racing starts in competitive swimming, before the no-false-start rule, was known as a three start rule. The three start rule allowed for the potential of an anticipated start without disqualification. I relished in this. In the three start rule, if … Continue reading →

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    I competed in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul representing Canada and coached in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics for Great Britain. I have a degree in History and a minor degree in Psychology from University of Calgary. I have travelled extensively and have been very lucky to see so much of the world while representing Canada and Great Britain at swimming competitions. I am very proud of the fact that I coached a swimmer to become number one in the world in the fastest swimming race in 2002. I pride myself in my ability to find new and interesting ways to teach swimming. I am an accomplished artist specialising in sculpture, I have another blog called 'swimmingart' where I publish some of my swimming drawings. I have three young children; all boys. I have recently taken up painting and yoga....but not at the same time. You can see my new paintings at: https://www.artgallery.co.uk/artist/gary_Vandermeulen

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