Ironman World Record Holder Out After Bike Crash Days Before Race
Tim Don, world’s fastest Ironman, out for World Championships after bike crash.
8 Swimming Milestones You Will Never Forget
Here are 8 common milestones that every competitive swimmer will pass during their journey within the sport.
How to Ramp Up Early Season Conditioning
In the early weeks of spring training, swimmers are faced with the challenge of getting back into shape for summer racing. After a solid few weeks of taper, championship meets, and multiple days off from all training, putting in the strength and conditioning that follows can be quite difficult.
Why The Peaks and Troughs Of The Swimming Stroke Cycle Matter
After performing many of studies on great and not-so-great swimmers, we have come to appreciate what the ‘desirable values’ are for the differences between peak and trough speeds in each swimming stroke cycle.
3 Things Matt Biondi Taught Us About Swimming
Between Phelps and Spitz was Matt Biondi, one of the greatest American swimmers of all time. Here are three things lessons that he imparted on a generation of swimmers.
In Swimming Inertia Is Everything
The definition of inertia is the following: a body in motion wants to remain in motion, while a body at rest wants to remain at rest.
US Masters National Champion Proposes on the Podium at Worlds
Siphiwe Baleka proposed to his girlfriend while on the podium at the FINA World Masters Championships in Budapest last weekend.
Spanish Swimmer at FINA World Masters Denied Minute of Silence; Takes it Anyway, Then Swims Race
UPDATED 8/21/17 : A different swimmer, who is also competing at FINA Masters World Championships, contacted SwimSwam to inform us…
