Embracing the Mindset of a Summer League Swimmer
You’re 7 years old, and your alarm sounds at 8:30AM on a sunny summer day. You eagerly hop out of…
SwimSwam Pulse: 39% Pick Prenot To Regain 200 Breast Lead
Nearly 40% of respondents picked Prenot, who has the fastest career time of the bunch, though he fell to 4th last season and sits just 5th this season.
12 Parent Tips on How to Behave at Swim Practice
I haven’t been the perfect swim parent. I’ve learned from my own mistakes, plus from watching other parents. If you’re an involved swim parent, you’ve seen interesting days on the pool deck, with new parents and more seasoned ones.
The Road to Tokyo: A Legal Perspective On Olympic Preparation In The United States
A legal perspective on Olympic preparation in the United States from Joshua Bratter.
SwimSwam Pulse: 46% Predict Eastin To Take Over 200 Fly Crown In 2018
SwimSwam Pulse is a recurring feature tracking and analyzing the results of our periodic A3 Performance Polls. You can cast…
Shouts from the Stands: Creating a Sustainable Pro Swimming League
Swimming as a sport can evolve. By observing other successful professional sports and patterning a swimming league after them, swimming can rise as viable and successful professional sport.
Shouts from the Stands: The Reality of Athlete Burnout
SwimSwam welcomes reader submissions about all topics aquatic, and if it’s well-written and well-thought, we might just post it under…
Shouts from the Stands: 6 Major Issues Limiting Professional Swimming
What are the major limiting factors to the current construct of swimming that have limited the impact of swimming’s professional athletes and competitions?
Why Immigration Law Matters to Elite Swimmers
Numerous international swimmers competing in the United States — some of the biggest names in the sport — have worked with Joshua Bratter to secure immigration status and residency. He’s the go-to authority for elite swimmers and coaches who desire to come to the U.S.
SwimSwam 2020 US Olympians Draft Part 2
The following is a lightly edited transcript of a Slack chat that took place over the last three weeks. This…
Predicting Tokyo: SwimSwam 2020 US Olympians Draft
Welcome to the first ever SwimSwam mid cycle US Olympic draft. 8 SwimSwam contributors will attempt to defeat each other by drafting the best possible 2020 Olympic rosters.
SwimSwam Pulse: 42% Pick Cordes To Lead U.S. Breaststrokers
Cordes has been the top American 100 breaststroker in three of the past five seasons: 2013, 2014 and 2017. He garnered nearly half of our votes despite uncertainty as to where exactly he’ll be training for the next two years.
Are You a Supportive or Overly-Involved Swim Parent?
Where do we cross the line from being supportive, to being “overly involved?” Look around at a swim meet and see if you can spot “those” parents. Then, take a look in the mirror and check to see what kind of swim parent you are.
SwimSwam Pulse: 43% Predict Baker To Hold Onto U.S. 100 Back Crown
43.5% of voters predicted that Kathleen Baker would remain the top 100 backstroker in the nation this summer.
SwimSwam Pulse: 87.7% Preferred Following Indy Over Atlanta
In retrospect, fans enjoyed the Indianapolis Pro Swim Series more than the Atlanta Classic happening the same weekend, with the balance tipping even further to Indy than it was in our pre-meet poll.
