It all started with summer league swimming
“It is now the summer I turn 18. I am currently head coach of my summer league team, and it is by far the most rewarding experience I’ve ever had.”
5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Sleep and Athletic Performance
It can be so tempting to stay up into the late hours of the night scrolling through Instagram. But in the long run, what’s more important: a girl’s Instagram post you barely know or getting the most of your training?
Conquering Anxiety In Swimming
“I promise you, the fear you feel won’t get you anywhere. I know it’s real. I know it’s eating you up inside and dominating your thoughts. I know conquering it is much easier said than done…”
4 Reasons Why Swimming Robots Are Awesome – Watch the Swimming Robot Video
At the Tokyo Institute of Technology, researchers are working to develop and improve a machine referred to as the swimming robot.
What goes through your mind during swim practice?
What goes through your mind during swim practice? Does your mind wander here, there and everywhere?
The Top 12 Swimming Promposals
With prom season well underway, swimmers all over have been going out of their way to score prom dates. It’s become pretty obvious swimmers are the most creative when it comes to promposals. Here’s our top 12…
10 Things You Should Know about College Swimming Recruiting and Recruiting Trips
To all aspiring college level swimmers out there, here are 10 things you should know about the college recruiting process.
To the swimmer who didn’t have the season they wanted
“It’s okay. I know it doesn’t feel like it right now. But it is…”
10 Swim Coaches Share Their Wisdom on Mental Toughness
From NCAA Division I coaches to age group coaches guiding 8 and unders, here are their 10 thoughts on mental toughness.
6 Reasons to Push Through Championship Swimming Season
If you’ve been feeling burnt out lately, it’s ok. It’s been a long season, and even though we’re on the home stretch, it can be hard to motivate yourself.
13 Perks of Being A Swimmer
Swimming is undeniably a tough sport, but we have perks, lots of them. Here are thirteen.
Lakeland Hills YMCA Swim Team Screens Touch the Wall and Takes Polar Plunge
Lakeland Hills YMCA Swim Team in northern New Jersey had their first annual winter social: a private screening of Missy Franklin’s Touch The Wall and a frigid dip into their local lake for The Polar Plunge.
5 Easy Ways to Jumpstart Your Dolphin Kick
Underwater dolphin kicks can account for up to 60% of a race (in yards). There is a reason why swimmers are limited to 15 yards/meters of underwater dolphin kicks: they are faster than swimming on the water’s surface.
