A Swimming Fan’s Dream Business
Are you a swim fan? Are you an entrepreneur? Well now you can be both. Welcome to SwimLabs, the revolutionary way to blend lessons, aquatic training, and exercise, plus the sale of swim merchandise, all in a easy to maintain, state of the art location.
1st African American woman to win an Olympic medal relects on the historic 1-2-3 Minority Finish at Women’s NCAAs
Maritza McClendon: “A tear instantly came to my eyes, I couldn’t believe it… This is a true moment in history for minorities. I still can’t believe we had three women of color take 1,2, 3 in the 100 free at Division 1 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.”
5 Ways Swimming Competitively Helped Me as an Entrepreneur and CEO
Courtesy of Lisa Falzone, a former varsity swimmer and graduate of Stanford University, who is the co-founder and CEO of iPad point of sale platform Revel Systems.
Medley Relay Swimmers compared to a meal at a Mexican Restaurant
Backstroke = The Chips and Salsa: “The chips and salsa start off the meal, but if the salsa isn’t good then people start getting worried about the rest of the meal. In contrast, good chips and salsa can make the rest of the meal taste incredible.”
March Madness Bracketology: Just Add Water
Reimagine this year’s Women’s Championship meet as if you are filling in your March Madness bracket.
Shouts From the Stands: Why My Swim Team is Different than a Fraternity or a Sorority
SwimSwam welcomes reader submissions about all topics aquatic, and if it’s well-written and well-thought, we might just post it under…
How to Improve your Stress Management In Swimming
As we near the end of the academic year, swimming is just beginning to pick up steam. Preparing for final exams and projects can be difficult when swimmers need to travel for competitions and focus on racing.
Why High School and Masters Swimming Coaches are using USRPT (Video Series)
High School Swim Coach Amy Webb describes their implementation of USRPT with the Fairview HS Boys Swim Team in Boulder, CO.
The Importance of a Strong Parent / Child Relationship in Swimming
The key to establishing and maintaining a strong parent / child relationship is to love your child regardless of their performance. By providing this unconditional love, you will build the foundation for a strong relationship for many years to come.
What is going on in our heads when we swim?
What’s going on in our heads when we swim? If you’re a typical swimmer, an ocean of noise — concerns, fears, urges, goals, hunger pangs — rushes in.
5 Reasons We Swim
Reasons why we swim? Work ethic? Friends? Vanity? Here are my reasons. Tell me why you swim…
The toxic truth about pools and the air quality problems they can create – Video
All information in this video was sourced from the CDC and World Health Organization websites. The chemical byproducts listed are real, and we encourage everyone who watches this video to do the research for themselves.
The 5 Stages of Recovery from a Swimming Injury
#2 COMMIT – “Commit not only to your rehab program, but commit to coming back to the sport. Without looking at the end goal the days of rehab to follow will be ten fold harder.”
10 things swimmers do during practice
So what type of things do we do, and think, during practice? Here is a list of the top 10 things a swimmer does or thinks during practice.
