British Swimming Coaches Association Annual Conference Information
British Swimming Coaches Association (BSCA) Conference will be held September 23rd-25th.
Ian Silverman Writes Letter to IPC About Classification Issues
Ian Silverman has written a letter to the IPC and some of their sponsors about what he calls “fraud” in the Paralympic classification system.
Reliving 2012 Olympic Swimming Team’s “Call Me, Maybe” Groove Thing
Charles Hartley, a free-lance writer based in New Jersey, has written more than a thousand published sports articles. He earned…
10 Things Every Swimmer Does (But Would Never Admit to Doing)
#3 – Daydreaming about tormenting that person who always taps your feet but never passes you.
We’ll Never Know Who Michael Phelps Really Is
Michael Phelps has been a part of our lives for 16 years since he burst onto the swimming scene by finishing fifth place in the 200 meter butterfly in the Olympics at the age of 15. Since then, well, you know the rest of his accomplishments.
Three Modest Proposals to Improve Age Group Swimming
Swimming’s benefits include: teaching the value of goal-setting, and of learning to deal with both success and failure; learning to love exercise for its own sake and developing a life-long love of the water; exposing the children to one of the few sports where boys and girls train and compete together; and teaching them the value of teamwork.
Drop All Olympic Events Except Swimming, Men’s Marathon and Ping Pong
In a time where the Olympic movement seems to be falling apart from disease, corruption, doping, and every other imaginable flaw of sports, Charles Hartley envisions a different version of the Olympics, one where the focus is on just 3 Olympic events.
Shouts from the Stands: Goodbye Club Swimming
As August approaches and myself and other seniors time as club swimmers dwindles down I cannot help but look back and cherish the moments this part of my life has brought myself and so many more.
Aussie Paralympian Ahmed Kelly is ready to race in Rio
Aussie label Funky Trunks has signed Australian Paralympian Ahmed Kelly ahead of the Rio Paralympics.
6 Things I’d Do Over as a Swim Parent
Do you ever look back and think, I wish I could have done that differently?
Win With Dolphin Kick, The 5th Stroke
Coach Eddie Reese dedicates sets in each practice to improving the dolphin kick. It is no wonder that Texas had 6 out of 8 finalists in the men’s 100 yard fly at the NCAA Division 1 Championships this year.
10 Career Lessons You Learn from Competitive Swimming
#4 – You’ve learned how to win—and lose—with grace.
SwimMom Musings: The Invisible
Depression: the silent pain and feeling of hopelessness. It not only impacts swimmers but many other people as well. Sometimes it is even frowned upon by tough coaches who believe every athlete should suck it up and live with the pain.
10 (+1) Steps to Become an Olympian
#4 – Take responsibility for your skills.
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Lane 8 Fund Aims to Provide Swimming Foundation for Inner-City Youth
Since we last spoke with SwimSwam in 2014, we were three months into our mission of ‘Leveling the playing field for Cincinnati’s inner-city swimmers’.
