The Save Your Season Solution for Injured Swimmers
How do you keep your injured swimmers in training? (Featured Image: Alex Meyer, VASA Athlete)
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Why our brains do not like red-bottomed swimming pools
In the midst of Ledecky’s dominance, Phelps’ comeback, and the rest of Pan Pacs hubbub, I ask the readers of SwimSwam: Would we all love swimming so much if the bottom of the pool were red?
4 Reasons Why USRPT May Work for Your Swimming Career – Video Feature
Michael Andrew is a USRPT Athlete. He owns 75 National Age Group Records.
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7 Tips for Swim Parents with kids leaving for college
Your child is ready to start his/her next chapter hundreds of miles away from you. What do you have to show for the last two decades of parenthood? A scrapbook and an empty bedroom down the hall? Not to worry, your child’s college career also starts the next chapter in your life.
Building a Foundation for Success in Swimming
One of the best resources an athlete has access to is their coach. A suggestion from Michael Klueh, a Dolfin sponsored athlete and swimmer at Club Wolverine, is to have a goal meeting with your coach.
17 Dos & Don’ts for Dealing with Homesickness Freshman Year – College Swimming
#6 – Ask for help if you need it.
Time is of the Essence
Time, time time, see what’s become of me // While I looked around for my possibilities // I was so hard to please.
The Measure of Training Intensity Through Lactate
Lactate fuels the intensity of training, supplying information of how exercises start the metabolic system process.
College Teammates: Your Swimming Support System
When your college career is over, and all is said and done, your swimming stats aren’t what’s most important about the sport. Nobody will remember who DQ’d that last relay to lose the meet, or who set what records when. The relationships you gain from your teammates in college are one of a kind; learn to leverage and appreciate them, and your school and swimming will take care of itself.
5 Phrases to Brush up on your Aussie Lingo – 2014 Pan Pacific Championships
#5 – SLIP, SLOP, SLAP. It’s an Aussie slogan to cover up from the sun which is intense Down Under.
Dear Coach….A Recruiting Breakup Letter
The most uncomfortable part of the college recruiting process is the “decline to sign”. For the swimmer, you have to try…
Rich Get Richer and Fast Get Faster
Guest contributor Josh Davis is a 5-time Olympic medalist, former captain of the USA National Team and a television sports…
4 Unusual Ways to improve your start in swimming
Swimmers usually do not practice their starts much as they get older. Regular practice takes priority, and requires a lot more time and focus. Here are 4 unusual tips to improving your start…
Editorial: Changing Perception Through Para-Swimming: 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships
2012 Paralympic gold medalist and SwimSwam’s Para-swimming correspondent Mallory Weggemann discusses the use of sport to change the perception of the term “disability.”
Swim Training: Using Fins to Crank Up Turn Speed (5 days of workouts)
We challeng you to crank up the speed on turns! Dedicating time during workout to wall speed is crucial in maintaining a consistently strong turn.
