Six Things That Transpire When You Stop Swimming Competitively
I was a competitive swimmer from when I was six until seventeen. Here are six things that happened to me when I stopping swimming that no one told me would occur.
Shouts From the Stands: A Letter to Me
Thank you for choosing the best sport in the world. Here you will learn how it feels to move and how it feels to be moved.
The 8 D’s to Success: How (Being) a Great Student-Athlete Makes (You) a Great Employee
I’m going to be honest here, I thought that having the words “Student-Athlete” on my resume would carry me straight to the front steps of my first job. Well, newsflash, it’s not that simple.
Ask Swim Mom: What Makes a Great Coach?
Courtesy: Elizabeth Wickham Dear Swim Mom, In your experience as a long-time swim parent, what do you think makes a…
Taking 5 with Eric Hedlin
This act of kindness was just so lovely and unexpected I decided to find out more about Eric Hedlin.
Swim Mom Musings: You Were Made for This Moment
The culture begins and ends with you. Coaches, are you made for this moment?
Why Swimming Downhill in Open Water Won’t Work
Very often on pool decks around the world you hear the phrase SWIM DOWNHILL. While I think this is to denote ease, quite the opposite is true.
How To Win: Lessons from Mr. Rogers and Twin Brothers
I am here to give you the one simple secret that will ensure you and the age groupers you care about manage success and failure with grace.
What Can Parents Do If No One Recruits Their Child?
College recruiting can be an exhilarating and exciting experience. That is if your child is getting emails and interest from the schools he or she wants to attend. But what happens when the phone doesn’t ring?
College Cheating Scandal Aside, The Good Things About College Athletics
The recent college bribery scandal has a lot of parents outraged—including myself. Our kids work so hard to get into college, both in the pool and academically. It’s disheartening to learn that parents paid to get their kids into school — and that college coaches took bribes.
Teaching Underwater Butterfly Kick Positions
At DART Swimming we place high value on underwater kick. When I teach the kick to swimmers I teach it using 3 positions, which simplify the movement.
9 Basics to Great Swim Parenting
Looking at the big picture of swim parenting—or being involved in any sport—is to allow our kids to experience and learn life lessons with supervision in a structured environment.
Shouts From the Stands: Tidy Up for Championship Season
Tidy up where you can. Make a little mental space for good thoughts and great swims.
Shouts From the Stands: Will Swimming Change …
These are my own attempts at innovation. I would like to hear others too!
Further Questioning the Kick in Swimming
I hope (this) causes you, comrades and friends, to reconsider the erroneous view that kicking is the ‘engine’ of the strokes mentioned above; instead, it evidently serves as an equipoise to the true motor – the arms.
