4 Ways to Optimize your Time Prior to a Championship Meet
As the physical demand of training lightens with taper and you spend less time at the pool, how you manage the remaining hours in your day becomes more critical.
How to Nail the Taper
Reach your body’s peak performance level by diminishing training volume—enabling your body to recover from the physiological stress of months of heavy training. Literature suggests the taper period should involve a reduction to 40-60% of one’s training volume to maximize performance gains.
Following the Feet: Part 2 – It’s Worth It
The first few weeks of Daleview are challenging for parents.
10 Steps to Make a Massive Swim Cap
If, for any reason, you have not made a massive swim cap, it is time to get started. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
Colorado Wins 5 Straight at 2015 ECC National Championship
After 53 events, the Colorado Buffaloes have secured their 5th National title within the club swimming community.
COAST program visits ADN Swim Project
COAST is a composite swimming team based on swimmers from six local clubs within Aberdeen City, Scotland. It provides a focused competitive program for the local elite swimmers, such as Jack Ness & Andrew McGovern.
Tennessee Aquatics’ Southern Premier Meet: Day One Full Recap
University of Tennessee’s state of the art facility is hosting Tennessee Aquatics’ Southern Premier meet this weekend.
How to Deal with the Taper Blues
Every swimmer gets the taper blues at some point. How you handle that part of your taper can help or hurt your mental game leading into a big meet.
The Winning Team’s Mindset
When you’re competing for a team championship, each event contributes points to the team total. Conference meets pack all the events into three-and-a-half days while NCAA’s squeeze everything into three days. (Featured Image: University of Michigan 2013 NCAA Team Title)
SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 1/15/2014
There weren’t a lot of meets this past weekend, but the ones that did take place produced some big swims,…
SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 1/8/2014
It’s a new year and we have new names to celebrate in this week’s report. Presenting the Daring Dozen for January 8, 2014!
SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 12/26/2013
Believe it or not, not everyone was shopping the weekend before Christmas. There were several age group and senior meets…
SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 12/18/2013
The past weekend produced many of the season’s fastest times to date. Find out who made the Daring Dozen.
SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 12/18/2013 – NAG Special Edition
Michael Andrew is one of the highlights in this “special edition” of SwimSwam’s Weekly Wonders.
SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 12/11/2013
There wasn’t a lot going on over Thanksgiving weekend so this report covers the last TWO weekends. A lot of…
