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The Case Against KickBoards

April 16, 2014April 16, 2014 Rick Madge6 Comments

There are few pieces of swim equipment that seem are more synonymous with swimming than a kickboard. Perhaps goggles. But kickboards have actually been around longer, about 20 years longer, as they were first introduced as a swim aid in the late 1940s. So what do kickboards accomplish, and why do swimmers like them? Technically,… Continue reading The Case Against KickBoards

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