Speedo Fastskin – A History of the World’s Fastest Swimsuits
Inspired by the varying skin texture of a shark, the original Fastskin suit came with compression and ridges in key areas as Speedo developed a fabric which mimicked nature and helped swimmers glide through the water.
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Five-Day Technique Swim Camps Led by Olympians
The World’s top Swim Camp producer – Fitter and Faster Swim Camps – is offering more locations than ever throughout all of 2019.
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The 5 Most Common Taper Mistakes
The concept of “taper” is sacred in the world of swimming. Who doesn’t look forward to it? Even the word itself brings joy, carrying warm connotations of reduced training loads and signaling fast racing on the horizon.
Test Sets: Measuring Progress Effectively
As we settle into familiar routines – school and swim practices resuming, and beginning to set our goals for the season and school year ahead. But everyone knows goals are not enough on their own.
Butterfly Stroke: Why I Like Rikako Ikee’s Butterfly Technique
Watching Rikako swimming butterfly, you will see that she has very high recovering arms on both sides; a very vertical arm recovery compared to most. The extra effort of Rikako’s high arm recovery, for those able to do so, may be well worth the effort.
FINIS Set of the Week: 30-Minute Lunch Workout
This set will get your heartrate up quick and test your endurance as you work on different strokes under fatigue: 25% muscle building, 50% fat burning, 25% technique.
How to Swim Faster Butterfly
By TritonWear Swimming butterfly is no joke. Unlike other strokes, you can’t get away with putting in minimal effort in…
BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week: National’s Capital
Nation’s Capital Swim Club, located in the Washington, D.C. metro area, is one of the largest and most successful teams in the entire country.
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2019 Miami University Swim Camp – Sign Up Today
Miami University Swim Camp provides great days of technique work and quality training at the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center.
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Write Your Workouts Like a Hot Knife Cutting Through Butter
Let me rephrase… “Write your workouts more swiftly, more pleasantly, and more enjoyably, than ever before.”
3 Keys to Tapering Off the Weights This Season
We’ve worked to help bring you the three strategies to consider with tapering your swimmers off the weights this season.
5 Ways to Optimize Your Backstroke Technique
Learning to swim backstroke isn’t an impossible task. Once you’re able to float on your back, everything else comes fairly easily with enough practice. But, actually swimming backstroke well can be slightly more challenging.
Fitter and Faster Offering Adult Technique Camps in March
Fitter and Faster, is producing two “Adult Technique Camps” in the month of March. There will be one camp in Miami, Florida, and one in Springfield, Virginia. Two-time Olympian Chloe Sutton (featured image) will lead the Miami camp.
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How to Swim Faster Freestyle
Whether you’re a triathlete training for open water, a competitive swimmer, or a recreational swimmer, learning to swim faster and improving your freestyle is likely on your radar.
Why Your Breaststroke Technique is Failing You
Breaststroke is the slowest among all the strokes, and one of the toughest to master in terms of technique. The good news is, making even the slightest adjustments can result in better stroke efficiency and a faster swim.
