12 Tips for Parents about College vs. Club Meets
After 15 years as an age group swim mom, this is my first year as a parent of a college swimmer. I love both roles, but there are big differences between the two. Especially at swim meets.
10 Words That Have a Completely Different Meaning to Swimmers
There is no doubt that swimming, like any sport, has its own specialized vocabulary. But there are also some everyday words that have a completely different meaning to swimmers.
3 Ways Swim Club Parent Boards Can Avoid Embezzlement
When I read about the $266K alleged embezzlement at a nearby swim team, I was shocked. How was that possible? After reflecting on my years as a board member, I realized that yes—it could happen.
Righting the [Sportsman]ship: What Sets Swimming Apart
If swimming had its own State of the Union Address, how would we rate the level of sportsmanship post-Rio 2016?
Avoiding Low Back Pain in Swimming | BridgeAthletic
Low back pain (LBP) can greatly hinder both performance and mobility.
Excelle Sports Travel Talks with Elizabeth Beisel and Allison Schmitt
Olympic swimmers Elizabeth Beisel and Allison Schmitt have some travel stories to tell.
Rio Reflections with Olympic Open Water Head Coach Catherine Vogt
Open water head Olympic coach and associate head swim coach of University of Southern California, Catherine Vogt, knows how to get results.
Shouts from the Stands: D3 Swimming is Not a Seasonal Sport
The NCAA mandates that division 3 sports cannot practice officially as a team outside of their respective seasons.
Donna de Varona Paves the Way for Women in Sports
Courtesy of Kim Vandenberg / Excelle Sports and Mutual of Omaha BREAKOUT Swim Clinic, a SwimSwam partner. In mid-September in…
How to do the High Octane Freestyle
I call this sprint technique High Octane Freestyle because it demands more energy, yet produces more power.
The Itch: Why I Couldn’t Leave Swimming Behind
No more 4:40am alarm, no more wishing-i-had-chosen-an-easier-sport, no more swim meet frustration, or wishing I had stuck with house league basketball. No more.
New documentary “Swim Team” at DOC NYC
SWIM TEAM is a feature documentary chronicling the rise of a competitive swim team made up of children and teens on the autism spectrum.
Rio Reflections with Olympic swimmer Elizabeth Beisel
Three time Olympian and the 2016 swim team captain, Elizabeth Beisel, went into Rio with high expectations for herself.
Rio Reflections with Olympic swimmer Maya DiRado
Olympic gold medalist and Stanford graduate Maya DiRado was an absolute sensation in the pool at the Rio Olympics.
