Everybody Should Watch Phelps Carry Flag at Olympic Opening Ceremonies
As Michael Phelps has been selected to carry the flag for the Rio games, Charles Hartley explains why we cannot miss this moment.
Katie, and Other Different People – by Robert Sullivan
This article is courtesy of and written by Robert Sullivan.
How to Breaststroke Kick with Olympic Champion Rebecca Soni
Breaststroke kick is one of the most challenging techniques of swimming. A powerful breaststroke kick relies on having great flexibility in the hips and dorsiflexion of the ankles.
BridgeAthletic Building Blocks: 5 Exercises to Add Breaststroke Power
The BridgeAthletic Building Block Series is a set of 5 exercises that can be performed by swimmers of all levels on the pool deck.
Three Tips for Swim Parents on When to Let Go
I spoke with Ron Aitken, Head Coach and CEO of Sandpipers of Nevada, a Gold Medal Club in USA Swimming’s Club Excellence Program. He is a former coach of 2016 Olympian, Cody Miller.
Better Call Lochte With the Gray Hair
Ryan Lochte dyed his hair silver and Charles Hartley explains the possible reasons why.
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.
