Swim Towel Taken to New Heights by Canadian Designer
Snappy Towels, Canada’s official lifeguard towel, has launched in the US with a unique style of microfiber swim towel, the Snappy Towel, adding a whole new element of fun, comfort and convenience to the pool and beach.
Texas Style High School Pools
Lamar CISD’s new district-wide natatorium is a state-of-the-art competition aquatics facility completed in 2015 in Rosenberg, Texas.
4 Reasons Why You’re a Practice Swimmer
Eric McGinnis brings us four reasons why some swimmers are so good at practice, but can’t repeat that at the meets.
SwimMom Musings: Counting Your Blessings
Swimmers are fortunate to enjoy many blessings that sometime elude us mere mortals. In honor of Thanksgiving Day, here are just a few.
5 Things Swimmers Can Be Thankful For
I think we all know that there is a lot more to swimming than the day-in-day-out of practices with the occasional best time. Here are five things swimmers in particular can be thankful for:
Dolfin Partners with Internationally Renowned Swim Coach Bud McAllister
Matt Zimmer, VP Sales & Marketing at Dolfin: “It’s always exciting to add an extraordinary coach like Bud to the Dolfin team, but our partnership with him is even more thrilling because it allows us to take an important step to grow our brand overseas.”
Swim Mom Musings: The Water Can Hide the Tears
When athletes are out of the spotlight and alone with their thoughts many face the same demons that plaque us all.
10 Things You Should Know about Melanoma, Skin Cancer, and Sun Exposure
As swimmers, we spend several hours a day training outside. What we may not realize is that we’re exposing ourselves to some major health risks just by being outside.
B&W Swim Show: Kelsi Worrell is an Aggressive Eater & Andee Cottrell’s Baby Pictures
Kelsi Worrell isn’t just aggressive when she’s swimming butterfly.
Crawling Down the Stairs: Van Donkersgoed’s New Life In The Sport
Van Donkersgoed is on deck at practice just as he should be, just as he has been for the last 10 years of his life. It is 6 a.m., and the rest of Northwestern University men’s swim team is jumping in the water.
7 Keys to Being the Best Swim Parent You Can Be
Parents are an essential component in the success of a child-athlete, but they can also be a toxic element. The fine line that parents walk between involvement and respectful distance can be difficult to navigate.
How to Master The Back Footplate on Starts
There are two options for the track start using the back footplate, weight forward or weight backward.
Deciding Where to Commit to College
Here are some tips to help you keep the process fun and ultimately help you make the right choice in where you commit.
Lesley Paterson on Finishing the Season Strong
This guest column was provided by and is courtesy of VASA, a SwimSwam partner, and Matt Kredich, the 2013 Swammy Award winning College Coach of the Year.
SwimMom Musings: College is Almost Here
This is dedicated to the thousands of kids all over tonight who are at a crossroads.
