4 Thoughts For Swim Parents About Team Culture
If your child’s dream is to swim in college or make it to Olympic Trials, you’ll want to find a team who has a culture that’s competitive and hard working, as well as fun.
Zaneta “Mariposa” Alvaranga Soars To Higher Heights
MARIPOSA is the Spanish word for Butterfly and at the just concluded 2017 Neville Alexander Memorial Swim Meet in Kingston, Jamaica, national age group standout Zaneta Alvaranga set new 11-12 age group marks in the 50 metre butterfly event.
Why You Should Push Rather Than Pull The Water in Backstroke
One of the most common mistakes I see in backstroke is with the pulling motion. Most backstrokers pull with an arm that is relatively straight, as if the arm were an oar pulling through the water.
Video: The Best Goggles In The World!
We are lucky to be in a sport where all we need is a suit and a pair of goggles to compete.
5 Ways Open Water And Pool Meets Are Different
As I enjoyed the beauty of Castaic Lake while watching Open Water Nationals, I reflected on the differences between open water and pool meets
Fossil Ridge’s Mark Morehouse In The Coaches Corner With Chris Ritter
Chris Ritter sits down with Fossil Ridge’s head coach, Mark Morehouse, National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA)’s Boys’ Swimming Coach of the year.
Swimming Found To Reduce Risk Of Premature Death By 28%
We found that participation in swimming was associated with 28% lower risk of premature death from any cause.
FINIS Set Of The Week: Transitioning To Long Course
As a former swimmer, long course was always my much better of the two version.
Video: How To Win An Open Water Race
Open Water is one of those circumstances where it may seem very simple to translate your skills from the pool to the ocean (lake, river, pond, etc), but it’s not.
6 Rules To Grow Your Swim Club
For most clubs and coaches, we are faced with a need to grow to support either the club’s financials or its mission.
The Heroic Swimmer
Editorial by Imelda Wistey Being an athlete consists of small feats in the pursuit of greatness. Many of these feats…
Managing and Navigating the College Placement Process
Courtney Bartholomew swam for 4 years at the University of Virginia, where she amassed 19 All-American awards. She was the…
What Is The Best Streamline?
For years, at The Race Club, we have been teaching that with regard to the streamline position, Michael Phelps had it right.
5 Tips For Swim Parents About Handling Conflicts
We want our kids to be successful, happy and get the attention they deserve on their swim team. However, conflicts can arise on the team because of poor communication between coaches and parents, swimmers and coaches, or between kids.
Video: Two Strokes, One Drill
Who would have thought that you could fix two strokes with just one drill.
