The #1 Reason Age Group Swimmers Should Journal Their Workouts
Age group swimmers are learning a lot as they progress through the ranks. Here’s how journaling their workouts will help teach one of the most important lessons swimming has to offer.
7 Tips for Swimmers to Develop the Action Habit: #1 Expect Resistance, Lots of It
Struggling to gain traction with your swimming? Here are 7 tips to pick up the action habit with your swim goals.
10 Excuses Only a Swimmer Could Use to Get Out of Practice
Swimmers are a talented bunch, and this extends well beyond the pool. Here are 10 typical excuses swimmers use to bow out of practice.
10 Swimmers You See at Your Local Lap Swim
#1 – The Manatee. You’ll notice the lifeguard paying particularly special attention to this individual, who floats along lifelessly with the tiny current of the pool. Favorite strokes include floating on the back, and floating on the front.
16 Swimmers You See in Practice
We spend a lot of time in the water with our teammates at the pool. Which of the following 16 best describes your teammates?
The Science Behind Setting Better Goals in the Pool
Michael Phelps has never been shy about having big goals. Here is how to make this proven process work for you and your swimming as well.
8 Reasons to Keep a Swim Log
Elite swimmers know the value in tracking and monitoring their progress. Here are 8 reasons swimmers should keep a logbook.
What Is The One Thing You Can Do to Swim Faster This Year?
Being great in the pool isn’t about being excellent at 10 or 20 things. Usually, it boils down to figuring out what that one thing is for each swimmer.
5 Things You Will Take Away From Swimming
Olivier Poirier-Leroy is a former national level swimmer based out of Victoria, BC. In feeding his passion for swimming, he…
8 Things to Help You Get Psyched Up
Michael Phelps (pictured above) is one, but the rest are all personal…all about you.
35 Tips from 35 Swim Coaches
Get more from your swimming with 35 tips from 35 swim coaches from across North America. Train smarter and faster at the pool starting today.
3 Proven Ways to Use Self-Talk to Become a Better Swimmer
Research has shown that the self-talk we use is tied to how we end up swimming in the pool. Here is your guide to mastering this skill so that you can self-talk your way to becoming a faster swimmer.
Ryan Lochte: “One of the Hardest Sets I’ve Ever Done.”
Ryan Lochte’s work ethic in the pool is second to none. For #TBT we are going show a set from 2012 he describes as one of the hardest he has ever done.
NCAA and World Champion Josh Schneider’s Favorite Sprint Set
US National team member and NCAA champion Josh Schneider shares one of his favorite sprint sets for you fast-twitch swimmers out there.
7 Things Swimmers Need to Know About Staying Motivated
It’s not enough that we spend hours upon hours in the water endlessly testing the limits of our physical capabilities, we also need to subject ourselves to the mental tug-of-war that comes along with it.
