Shouts From The Stands: Numbers
In swimming, everything is measured by numbers. But ultimately they are far from what is most important.
Making a Believer Out of Yourself
When you come to grips with the fact that we already bully ourselves, do athletes really need another voice that makes them feel marginalized and inadequate?
How The ISL Would’ve Scored Last Season Under 2020 Rule Changes
Per the numbers, the new rule changes widen the gap between the strongest and the weakest teams.
The New ISL Ratings System
One of the many changes coming to the second season of the International Swimming League will be a new swimmer rating system.
Swim Mom: Coaches, Parents and Swimmers – Staying In Our Lanes
We’ve all heard that swimmers swim, parents parent and coaches coach, but what do these roles entail?
Elements of a Training Set
To achieve its objective a set must contain four interconnected elements: technique, physiology, psychological skills and character development/life skills.
SUNY Fredonia Swimming & Diving Team Works to Encourage Civic Engagement
The team has adopted a letter writing project that aims to motivate inactive voters across the country to get out and vote in the upcoming general election.
Disruption, Sports and Pandemic: How Colleges Are Failing Student-Athletes
“The current educational/athletics model is broken and the overall well-being and mental health of students is the price that is being paid.”
Swimming With Jerry
Mike Mulkey shares fond memories of his Mountain View Masters training mate, Jerry Rodder, who recently died.
A Swim Coach’s Review of “Pretty Little Liars”
Rockvale High School coach Tyler Montgomery gives his humorous take on the swimming that goes on in “Pretty Little Liars”.
She Swam For Greece
The Authentic Marathon Swim took place this past weekend to retrace history’s first recorded marathon from 480 B.C.
Shouts From The Stands: The Power of Three Minutes
Tulane’s Ashley Carollo shares her first-hand account of saving a family in distress.
4D Swimming – Part III: The Future
Jukka Shemeikka, Head of Aquatics at the Olympic Training Center in Finland, goes through the future plans of her 4D swimming research project.
Hawaii Swimming Mourns the Passing of Distinguished Coach Scott Sherwood
Olympian and NCAA All-American Christel Simms shares her memory of coach Sherwood, who died at the age of 48 on August 3.
