How to Kick Faster with Boilermaker Aquatics
Chad Dillon, the head coach of Boilermaker Aquatics, realizes the importance of doing a lot of kick during swim practices…
How to Improve Your Kick with the Mesa Aquatic Club
Want to improve you kick? Here is a workout and a kicking drill from Paul Smith, owner and director of coaching of the Mesa Aquatics Club one of the top age group and masters programs in the country and hosts of the annual Mesa Grand Prix.
Improve Your 200 IM with the “Quarters” Set
Got a fever to level up your 200m individual medley? Brandon Converse of EGRA has just the prescription with his “Quarters” set.
5 Things You’ll Never Hear a Successful Swimmer Say
The things we tell ourselves matters. Here are 5 things you’ll never hear a successful swimmer tell themselves.
10 Things You Will Learn About Yourself from Swimming
Over the course of your career swimming will teach you a lot about life, and about yourself. Here are 10 such things you will learn via our favorite sport.
6 Questions to Ask to Make Yourself a Mentally Tough Swimmer
Being mentally tough in the pool is something you can work on. Here are 6 questions to get you started.
3 Questions to Better Habits in Swim Practice
Excellence in the pool, whatever that may mean for you, requires not only focus on improving technique, on showing up and consistently working hard, but in installing these behaviors and actions as habits.
5 Daily Habits to Make You a Better Swimmer
Our habits, good and bad, make up our swimming. Here are 5 little daily habits to help you become a faster swimmer.
7 Steps for Powerful Self-Confidence for Swimmers
Looking to level up your self-confidence? Light your swimming ablaze with these tips for developing powerful self-confidence for swimmers.
6 Tips to Keep You Chasing Your Swimming Goals When You Feel Like Giving Up
No matter where you stand on the ladder of swimming prowess, from age grouper to world record holder, there are days where we just aren’t feeling it. Here are 6 ways to get fired up again.
Be Ready So You Don’t Have to Get Ready
One of the most overlooked aspects of a swimmer’s training is the way that they prepare. Will you be ready to swim fast?
8 Ways To Make This Your Best Swimming Year Yet
Here are eight ways to make this your best year yet.
10 Tools for Swimmers to Manage Self-Doubt
Disguised as reason, self-doubt lurks in our minds, whispering to us that our efforts are in vain, that the hard work will be for naught. Here are 10 different ways to beat back the voices of self-doubt the next time you walk out on deck:
Why Swimmers Should Breathe Bilaterally at Practice
Here is how bilateral breathing can help clean up muscle imbalances, stroke errors, and even give you a tactical advantage during races.
7 Quotes for the Struggling Swimmer
Having a hard time staying on track with your goals? Feeling like you are starting to lose direction, focus or even meaning in regards to your swimming?