The Truth about Your Head Position In Swimming
Gary Hall Sr.: “Most swimmers swim freestyle or backstroke with their heads positioned too high, looking forward slightly as they swim through the water, or in the case of backstroke, with the head perched up.”
3 Steps to Faster Turns
Turns are an incredible advantage to the athlete who can nail them. A great turn will increase your acceleration coming off the wall, giving you “easy speed” that requires no additional effort, whereas a bad turn will make you fight hard to make up for lost ground.
7 Tips for Swim Parents About College Recruiting
During recruiting, my swimmer talked to coaches by email, phone and in person. Coaches shared great advice about college recruiting and things to consider in making a decision. Here are seven tips about college recruiting from a variety of coaches:
What Summer Rec Leagues Are All About
The summer swim season is coming up and, no, I’m not talking about the long course season.
Records, Stereotypes Fall in LGBTQ Movement
Proud to Play: Where the Gay and Athletic Communities Intersect by Oliver Goodman | [email protected] “Stereotypes are like records,” Jack…
The Michael Phelps Olympic Show is Live, and This Is Why It Matters
“The Olympics, often driven by nationalistic pride and the country medal-count, morphed into something else over the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Games. We all lived the experience through Phelps. Swimmers globally cheered him on…”
Kade Knoch blogs from the National Diversity Select Camp: Blog #4 – Being your own hero
King Marlin Swim Club member Kade Knoch practices at the Olympic Training Center during USA Swimming’s 2015 National Diversity Select Camp.
How to Balance Swimming and School
Being a swimmer, you most likely have learned how to manage your time wisely. However, that does mean that it is completely easy to balance school and swimming.
Conquering Anxiety In Swimming
“I promise you, the fear you feel won’t get you anywhere. I know it’s real. I know it’s eating you up inside and dominating your thoughts. I know conquering it is much easier said than done…”
CSCAA Convention Travel Blog Day 3 and 4
“After all of the previous day’s excitement I wasn’t sure the schedule could keep pace. I was incorrect.”
Kade Knoch blogs from the National Diversity Select Camp: Blog #3 – Breaststroke, backstroke and food
King Marlin Swim Club member Kade Knoch practices at the Olympic Training Center during USA Swimming’s 2015 National Diversity Select Camp.
VIDEO DOCUMENTARY: Swimming – An Underrated Sport
Niagara senior Brad Ash found a way to incorporate his swimming into a class project, creating a short documentary about the sport, called Swimming: An Underrated Sport.
The 4 Most Common Extracurricular Activities of the Competitive Swimmer
#2 Napping. Olympic Champion Nathan Adrian must know what we’re talking about. Sprinters are fast, but big, strong sprinters love to nap.
Kade Knoch blogs from National Diversity Select Camp: Blog #2 – Day one crazy, but exciting
Blog #1 Oklahoma swimmer blogs during camp at Olympic Training Center; Day one crazy, but exciting May 7, 2:20 a.m….
Shouts From The Stands: Why NCAA Athletes Should Be Paid
What other billion-dollar industry, besides the NCAA, has unpaid employees?
