Shouts from the Stands: 5 Dangerous Misconceptions for Swimming Parents to avoid
Believe it or not, a swimming career is a marathon and not a sprint.
4 College Recruiting Tips for Club Swim Coaches
Here are “four tips” that coaches can help their swimmers with the college recruiting process.
7 Things Every Swim Official wants Coaches, Swimmers & Parents to know
#1 – WE HAVE TO BE HERE: USA Swimming rules (which YMCA Swimming adheres to) require officials on-deck. If we’re not there, your swim doesn’t count.
When is My Club Swim Coach Going to Get Me Recruited?
“Helping swimmers and parents through the recruiting process is a full time job, and you can’t expect your club coach to do everything that is necessary to help you get recruited.”
How to Find a Good College Swim Team
It is pretty easy to find a strong swimming school by looking at the rankings, but what about all of the other schools that are not consistently ranked. How do you determine if a school has a good swim program and if it is headed in the right direction?
Following the Feet: Part 3 – Time Trials
For this one morning, all the swimmers count: the slow ones who barely make it across the pool, the fast ones who are set to break records this season.
Why Olympic Swimming Champion Rebecca Soni Does Yoga (Video Feature)
Rebecca used Yoga during her career as an elite athlete eventually replacing her weight lifting program entirely with yoga.
Race Details: 3 Ways to Improve your Start
At the end of your season, all the training is in the bag, and you are shaved, tapered, and ready to race. Perfecting your race details, such as starts, turns, and breakouts, will give you the best shot at making finals, finishing first, or hitting a qualifying time.
The 7 Types of Slackers on every Swim Team
Every swim team has them…the loafers who are undeniably giving 50% max at practice day after day, the sneaky strategists who find a shortcut in every set, the save-ups who manage to leave a killer practice with a ton of energy…you know them as THE SLACKERS!
7 Ways to Cope With Retirement From Competitive Swimming
How to transition to the afterlife of your competitive swimming career. #6 Don’t compare your old swimmer self to your new swammer self.
How to Maintain a Strong Core
Swimmers use their core in every part of a race—from the propulsive undulation of dolphin kicking to the quick change of direction on a turn. Maintaining a strong core is an important part of the athlete’s strength training.
3 Reasons Why Drills Matter In Swimming
Courtesy of Gary Hall Sr., 10-time World Record Holder, 3-time Olympian, 1976 Olympic Games US Flagbearer and The Race Club co-founder.
3 Ways to Stay Hydrated this Summer
With summer fast approaching, proper hydration will be extremely beneficial to your training. Many athletes remember to drink fluids during practice, but may forget to hydrate outside of the pool.
25 Strategies To Keep Swimmers From Quitting The Sport
Understanding the reasons why many swimmers leave the sport, spotting it early and preventing its consequencies, must be a priority and must be studied.
23 Common Mistakes Swimmers Make That Undermine Their Training
23 Common Mistakes Swimmers Make That Undermine Their Training
