Mr. Dustin's Swim Academy Newsletter 🏊

After a decade of teaching people of all ages how to swim, I finally got around to creating content about swimming. Building out the Mr. Dustin Swim Academy Newsletter. Here on Ghost and Substack https://swimacademy.substack.com/
        
            Mr. Dustin's Swim Academy Newsletter 🏊
        
    64 - Why I started this Newsletter of Swimming
            Building up to something big! Here is why I started this newsletter SIXTY FOUR weeks ago!
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    August 30 2023
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    63 - You Can’t Fight the Water
            The water is a gargantuan beast, and you are David vs Goliath. There isn't any weak points for you to strike at however. Well sort of... you can use the water to your advantage. Here is how.
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    August 23 2023
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    62 - Continuous Progress
            Learning different stokes is all about progression, even if it is one percent. The more you practice well, then the sooner you will move on to the next thing!
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    August 17 2023
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    61 - Being Okay with Being Uncomfortable
            Learning skills like swimming begins with discomfort, requiring mental determination to overcome fears. The importance of embracing discomfort and pushing through it to acquire new life skills effectively.
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    August 9 2023
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    60 - The Tao of Swimming
            Acting as a more philosophical post today. Understanding the flow of swimming, through the flow of the universe.
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    August 2 2023
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    59 - The Four Pillars Philosophy and Swimming
            How do you control your mental state, your body physiology, regulate your emotions, be one with yourself, all while swimming? You balance your four pillars during the act of swimming.
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    July 26 2023
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    58 - Physical and Mental Harmony
            Staying present in the moment is key to establishing equilibrium in our minds and bodies.
How you avoid panic is by doing just that. Let's talk about it.
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    July 19 2023
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    57 - Fluidity Through the Water
            Quite the philosophical post today about the flow and fluidity of the water. How smoothly you move, and how it is directly connected.
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    July 14 2023
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    56 - Mr. Dustin’s Approach to Back Stroke
            The stroke that has your back! When you feel like you can't stay underwater any longer, when you want to just relax in the pool, or you need all the air you can get for a strong sprint. The backstroke is here for you!
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    July 5 2023
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    55 - Mr. Dustin’s Approach to Butterfly Stroke
            Going for a harder stroke to simplify today. We are discussing the Butterfly stroke. The one that pairs with the dolphin kick, and what you might see in Olympic events!
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    June 28 2023
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    54 - Mr. Dustin’s Approach to Breaststroke
            The underwater type of swimming, and is probably the second stroke you will learn (maybe backstroke so 3rd). Approach it like you are cutting a pizza, and you'll be all set!
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    June 21 2023
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    53 - Mr. Dustin’s Approach to Front Crawl
            The most common form of swimming, and the first thing you'll be learning. Do not do doggy paddle, as even the most basic version of frontcrawl will get you so much farther.
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    June 14 2023
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    52 - Mr. Dustin’s Swim Academy - Substack or Ghost CMS?
            I wanted to take a moment and explain why I moved off of Substack in the beginning despite it being a completely valid platform. Not to mention I was marketing it more than even my home Ghost site. So why did I move?
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    June 7 2023
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    51 - A Decade of Teaching People How to Swim
            It is crazy to me how far I’ve come as a person, teacher, swimmer, and overall pool guy! haha People have called me Aquaman, "sadistic", and even of course... Mr. Dustin. What has the last ten years brought as a swim instructor. How do I think, how do I teach, and what can you get from me?
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    May 31 2023
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    50 - Preview my “How To Swim: The Philosophy and Hydrodynamics of Swimming” Book!
            This week’s newsletter is simply to share with you some information on my new How to Swim book. I even included the Introduction for free!
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    May 24 2023
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    49 - Swim Train like a Navy Seal
            The Seals have special training modalities to make a solider feel like they are under the pressure in real life. Using the pool as a mechanism to increase grit, or squeeze out the unqualified.
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    May 17 2023
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    48 - Swimming Against the Current - Up/Down, Left/Right
            In order to face the obstacle ahead you must face it head off. Rather than head on. Taking an around approach. Don't face it head on.
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    May 10 2023
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    47 - Mastery Over Water Breathing
            Timing, oxygen vs carbon dioxide, and more oh my! There are a lot of things that can help you learn to breathe better. Many of which come together to form a coherent system, and once you master that system. You then master the ability to breathe effectively in the aquatic domain.
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    May 3 2023
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    46 - Front Crawl NOT “Freestyle” Swimming #HotTake
            I HATE the term “freestyle” it is pointless because if you actually look at what it says, then you’ll know that it means “any way you want”. However wherever you go people assume you are going to do a Frontcrawl style stroke. Here is why it irks me so much.
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    April 26 2023
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    45 - Red Wave Vs Blue Wave Dolphin #Swimming
            Dolphin can get kinda complex at times, despite physically all you are doing is contracting your abs. This is why I chose to use a metaphor, such as the ‘simple to understand’ light physics!
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    April 20 2023
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    44 - What it is like to be a Swim Instructor
            After teaching for a decade there has been waves of students, new ways of sharing knowledge, and refining of the systems. Here is why I think being a swim instructor is so amazing!
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    April 12 2023
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    43 - Oxygen Vs Carbon Dioxide #Swimming
            The secret to why you panic when holding your breathe too long! Here is how to wrap your mind around it, so that you can increase your useful lung capacity.
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    April 5 2023
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    42 - Maximize YOUR Swim Breathing
            Depending on where you are on this swimming journey this information will hit differently. I intend on trying to help people think about where they need to get to with breathing.
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    March 22 2023
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    41 - Swim Breathing: It ISN’T about Breathing In…
            The panic you feel when you think you need to breath is such a visceral feeling. It is a physiological response to essentially being covered in water.
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    March 15 2023
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    40 - How to Swim: Breathing
            This is the 40th newsletter, and now if you have been following along up until now then I think you’re ready for more advanced tips. Breathing is one of those complex yet simple things…
        
Dustin Miller | PolyInnovator

    March 8 2023
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