6 Reasons Why Your Kids Should Swim in College
When my kids started swimming, college was light-years away. I noticed many of our team’s older kids went on to swim in college… When my kids got older, it dawned on me that we should check out college swimming, too.
A 4-Time Olympian’s Thoughts on How to Prepare Kids for College
“I had the pleasure of talking with Jill Sterkel, four-time Olympian, gold medalist and former head coach of University of Texas women’s swim team… As a coach, she had lots of experience with incoming freshman, plus she’s a parent.”
The Lochte Rule Is The Worst Rule In Sports
Right now, swimming has the worst rule in all of sports. If FINA is truly trying to grow the sport among fans and sponsors, getting rid of it wouldn’t be a bad place to start.
In Love With Swimming (An Introduction)
Essentially the 4 strokes were invented early in human history out of boredom. As a novice to swimming, I still do not understand not going as fast as you can.
Rio Retrospective: The Stories Told By Statistics
Courtesy of Steven Gambino With Rio in the rear view mirror and World Championships on the horizon, we can once…
Merits Of Meditative Swimming
You will feel better doing this type of swim than anything else you have ever done in a swimming pool.
SwimSwam Pulse: 72% Oppose World Cup Entry Caps
An overwhelming majority of SwimSwam voters disagreed with FINA’s new World Cup rules, which will limit each swimmer to 4 individual races per World Cup stop.
How To Keep Timers Awake During Swim Meets
Seriously, we’ve all heard it, we’ve all fought it. The dreaded “this is our first call for timers”.
Freestyle Kicking Power Requires Plantar Flexibility
Having great plantar flexibility of the ankle is a prerequisite for developing a stronger, faster flutter kick.
SwimSwam Pulse: 73% Pick Kalisz To Win Pro Swim Series
Almost three-quarters of voters picked Chase Kalisz to beat Josh Prenot for the 2017 Pro Swim Series points title.
Sun Yang and Emperor Penguins Teach Us Lessons
“I watched Sun Yang on Youtube”, he continued, “and couldn’t help but notice that he blows air out through his nose after each breath and a lot of that air ends up under his body. Do you think that makes him faster”?
FINA Should Treat Hosszu As More Than Just Another Swimmer
FINA announced recently that it would cap the number of events each swimmer could enter at a single World Cup stop at four.
6 Tips for Swim Parents on Why Swimmers Quit
Why do kids quit swimming? The number one reason: “It’s no longer fun.” Kids would rather do something else. A former coach told me he lost many high school swimmers once they started dating or got a car.
Try the Freestyle Kick Butterfly Drill – Video Feature
Freestyle kick butterfly is not easy to do, but if done properly with a consistent kick and with fins, a swimmer can feel the surge forward as he or she throws the head down and swings the arms forward after each breath.
Is FINA President Julio Maglione Too Old for Re-Election?
FINA President Julio Maglione is up for re-election this July at the age of 81-years-old. Maglione has already served two terms as President and is hoping to hold on for another four years. But should he be allowed to?
