8 Questions Every Swimmer Should Ask Themselves
Olivier Poirier-Leroy has 8 questions that swimmers should ask themselves every day.
7 Things Smart Swimmers Need to Stop Doing
Our swimming is a collection of habits, both good and bad. With that in mind, here are 7 habits that smart swimmers need to ditch.
10 Ways to be an Awesome Swimming Lane Mate
We’ve all been there — 12 swimmers, 1 lane. Here are 10 ways to be an awesome lane-mate when lane space is at a premium.
8 Things You Didn’t Know About Anthony Ervin
Laid back, tatty’d up, and blisteringly fast, Anthony Ervin has been carving up pools worldwide over the course of his two part career. Here are 8 things you might not have known about the American sprinter.
Misty Hyman Dethrones “Madame Butterfly” at the 2000 Sydney Games
In 2000 at the Sydney Games Misty Hyman defeated hometown favorite and world record holder to capture gold in the 200m butterfly. Here is how it went down.
Bruce Hayes vs. The Albatross and the 800 Relay Glory of 1984
Before Lezak’s heroics in Beijing there was Bruce Hayes and his epic relay leg against the most dominant swimmer of the 1984 Olympics, West Germany’s Michael Gross.
The Top 8 Swimming Moments from the 1988 Seoul Olympics
Here are the top 8 moments from the last Olympics of the Cold War era, the 1988 Seoul Games. (Featured Image: Matt Biondi smiles, over two decades later, racing at US Masters Nationals)
5 Things Most Swimmers Aren’t Ready to Do to Swim Fast
Sure, being excellent and awesome and a top athlete might look fun. But if we have spent any time around someone considered elite, we know that it requires some things that aren’t so fun, like, hard work and stuff.
8 Michael Phelps Quotes to Get You Fired Up
Here are 8 inspirational quotes from the G.O.A.T. to get you motivated to swim your best the next time you hit the pool.
5 Epic Swim Sets You Should Try At Least Once
Here are 5 swim sets to push, challenge and improve your swimming from some of the top swimmers and coaches in the world.
11 Things to Remember When Taper Starts
Taper is a fun and sometimes confusing phase of swim training. One day we feel great, the next, like a waterlogged potato. Here’s what to know about tapering.
5 Things All Swimmers Fear
Swimmers have a specific set of fears when it comes to competing. Here are 5 of them we all experience.
12 Things Non-Swimmers Say to Swimmers
For those in our lives that don’t share our commitment to the chlorinated life it can be difficult to understand exactly what it is that we do.
7 Things Fast Swimmers Do That You Should Do Too
What can we learn from these swimmers who perform at a consistently high level?
16 Things Your Swim Coach Likes to Say
Good swim coaches bring out the best in their athletes. Here are 16 things swim coaches say when on deck at the local pool.
