7 Things Every Swim Official wants Coaches, Swimmers & Parents to know
#1 – WE HAVE TO BE HERE: USA Swimming rules (which YMCA Swimming adheres to) require officials on-deck. If we’re not there, your swim doesn’t count.
When is My Club Swim Coach Going to Get Me Recruited?
“Helping swimmers and parents through the recruiting process is a full time job, and you can’t expect your club coach to do everything that is necessary to help you get recruited.”
The Beard Swim Cap has arrived, aka The Beard Cap
Finally…someone has designed a product swimmers around the world desperately need, the Beard Cap.
How to Find a Good College Swim Team
It is pretty easy to find a strong swimming school by looking at the rankings, but what about all of the other schools that are not consistently ranked. How do you determine if a school has a good swim program and if it is headed in the right direction?
TYR Sport Releases 2015/2016 Brand Video
Swimming video is courtesy of TYR Sport. FROM TYR SPORT: It is with great excitement that we at #TeamTYR pass along…
USA Diving Reacts to Sneak Peek of Colorado Time Systems’Next Generation Diving Equipment
Colorado Time Systems plans to release the next generation of diving judging equipment later this year and gave USA Diving a sneak peak at the USA Diving Synchronized National Championships and the FINA Puerto Rico Grand Prix.
Heidi Kast joins Team FINIS
Heidi Kast’s mother, Patti Kast, started Kast-A-Way Swimwear, Inc. in 1976 and together the Kast family established the company as a hallmark retailer and team dealer in the swimming industry.
SwimSpray Unveils Larger Bottle, 50% More at a New Lower Price
100% natural and safe, SwimSpray solves the longest-standing problem associated with swimming — the side-effects of chlorine.
Racing for Brain Trauma Awareness: The 3rd Annual Ocean Games
When a motorcycle accident in 2007 left founder and race director Corey Davis with a traumatic brain injury, rendering him unable to walk, the Johns Hopkins Brain and Stroke Rehabilitation Program became his hope.
3 Reasons Why Drills Matter In Swimming
Courtesy of Gary Hall Sr., 10-time World Record Holder, 3-time Olympian, 1976 Olympic Games US Flagbearer and The Race Club co-founder.
USMS Executive Director Message: Change Can and Does Happen… Here’s How
July 10, 2015, is circled and underscored on the USMS calendar; it’s an important date for anyone who has interest in USMS’s dry side operations.
Everything I Need to Know About Marriage, I Learned in the Pool
The recently engaged Michael Phelps will be in good stead in marriage says Joy Archer, as long as he remembers what he learned in the pool.
25 Strategies To Keep Swimmers From Quitting The Sport
Understanding the reasons why many swimmers leave the sport, spotting it early and preventing its consequencies, must be a priority and must be studied.
23 Common Mistakes Swimmers Make That Undermine Their Training
23 Common Mistakes Swimmers Make That Undermine Their Training
Never Do a Swimming Drill Again!
“Doing” drills doesn’t improve stroke technique and doesn’t foster faster swimming. You need to “train” your drills.
